tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post1286186275764636628..comments2024-02-09T08:14:51.016-05:00Comments on ON THE VERGE: How a Fearless Possibly Insane Dog Taught Me to Face and Conquer My Own DemonsJody Casellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-69019199862199541242014-03-03T09:21:36.535-05:002014-03-03T09:21:36.535-05:00Maybe it's about balancing effort with ease. I...Maybe it's about balancing effort with ease. In yoga poses we often identify one area of tension and try to find ease in some way. I think I'll try doing that today with writing Resistance: identify one way I can balance effort with ease--maybe by viewing a problem as a puzzle or game instead of a battle. Maybe ease will come with brainstorming alternate solutions. Or instead of focusing on the Resistance, I could focus on delight in something I LIKE about the writing challenge. Thanks for making me face my own Resistance!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055466940711885624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-15322663578953663592014-03-02T07:44:03.674-05:002014-03-02T07:44:03.674-05:00Thanks, Heather, and nice to *meet* you too! Just ...Thanks, Heather, and nice to *meet* you too! Just checked out your blog. Your post about the slow build is spot on: http://editedtowithinaninchofmylife.blogspot.com/2014/02/surviving-slow-build-of-writing-career.html (I wish I could make this a link! Don't know how unfortunately.) Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-63082052590364262422014-03-02T07:06:41.508-05:002014-03-02T07:06:41.508-05:00Great post! I definitely am fighting that mailman-...Great post! I definitely am fighting that mailman--why does he show up every. single. day? :) So glad you are winning the battle and glad you are keeping yourself accountable by telling us about it here on your blog! So great to *meet* you! :)Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-42135052937860012912014-03-01T19:47:20.095-05:002014-03-01T19:47:20.095-05:00Marcia, Thank you for numbers 1, 2, and 3. Your nu...Marcia, Thank you for numbers 1, 2, and 3. Your number 4 is something to think about. You're right that setting up Resistance as an enemy is kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy. I am wondering, though, how to go about accepting the lazy parts of myself, the unwillingness to work each day--without giving into it and slacking off. Thinking of it as a battle, makes me more determined to fight. <br /><br />Your metaphor of greeting your day's writing as a friend sounds so lovely though...<br />Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-90178989458681992402014-03-01T09:52:52.734-05:002014-03-01T09:52:52.734-05:001st: I love Zooey. 2nd: Your son is a genius. 3rd:...1st: I love Zooey. 2nd: Your son is a genius. 3rd: I would LOVE to see the mailman's face when you invite him in to meet the barking, snarling, vicious dog he hears every day. 4th: I wonder how you could INVITE your writing in with the intention of befriending it instead of greeting it as an adversary to battle each day? This makes me think about my own writing resistance and the need to invite my writing in rather than greeting it as a foe. Thanks for a great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055466940711885624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-12958046048682797142014-02-28T20:31:25.020-05:002014-02-28T20:31:25.020-05:00Go Zooey! Go Jody! You ladies rock!Go Zooey! Go Jody! You ladies rock!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-2405717238935930302014-02-28T20:16:46.156-05:002014-02-28T20:16:46.156-05:00P.S. It is 8:16 pm on a Friday night and I am prou...P.S. It is 8:16 pm on a Friday night and I am proud to say that I beat Resistance. Day 19. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-69063284659567627992014-02-28T20:15:56.243-05:002014-02-28T20:15:56.243-05:00I have floated around this idea before with people...I have floated around this idea before with people in my neighborhood. I hate to disparage my mailman, but who knows, one of these days we may all find out the truth, and Zooey will be vindicated. For now, it is all in a day's work for her, It's a thankless job, but she presses on. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-44912984243139753252014-02-28T15:48:38.051-05:002014-02-28T15:48:38.051-05:00You scoff at Zooey, assuming that she isn't RE...You scoff at Zooey, assuming that she isn't REALLY saving your family's lives every day, but what evidence do you actually have that the mailman isn't a homicidal maniac and that it isn't only Zooey's valiant efforts that stand between him and you? Exactly. You have NO evidence. So I think you need to change the title of this post from a disparaging comment about your "possibly insane" dog to something more respectful. How about PROFILES IN COURAGE? That would cover you and her both!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.com