Comments on: Are You Restless?

By: ray

ray — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:20:51 +0000

Hey Tony. It’s great to be back. You’re so right about taking a break. Sometimes that really does help to put things in perspective and even shows you how much you missed something that was a regular part of your life. Thanks for your comment!

By: ray

ray — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:17:19 +0000

Hi Flora. Thanks! I couldn’t agree more with your statement about too many choices. I’ve blogged about that concept before and I think it is very true. There’s so much information and stimulation to be absorbed these days that it’s really hard for many of us to completely focus on one thing for a while. Thanks for commenting!

By: GearModa

GearModa — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:52:57 +0000

Hi Ray, welcome back. Sometimes its good to take a little break now and then. I think you have done a great job, so keep up the great work! Looking forward to reading more from you down the road. -Tony

By: Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.

Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:03:31 +0000

Welcome back.

I think restlessness is inevitable when there are so many choices these days. It usually can be fixed by a break, such as what you took from posting for a while.

I get fascinated with so many different topics, books, etc. that I find myself flitting from one to the other without being able to focus on just one. That’s a type of restlessness too.

When I have a big deadline looming in front of me, I force-focus and get it done. But the restlessness you experienced is very familiar to me.

By: ray

ray — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:52:49 +0000

Hey Kazari – It seems like an epidemic, huh? I like your idea of the list of things. I also like your blog. Thanks for commenting and I hope to hear from you again soon.

By: ray

ray — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:48:19 +0000

Hi Pearl. It’s great to hear from you! I’m sorry to hear that you’re going through the same struggle, though, but I’m sure it’s very common amongst writers of all kinds. Life has a way of changing and we have to adapt. Sometimes our writing is one of those things we have to sacrifice (or choose to sacrifice) for a time.

By: kazari

kazari — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:26:30 +0000

Restless sums it up for me. I’ve been unsure of my direction, and just plain fidgetty, for about 12 months. I started looking at things to change seriously in July.
For want of a concrete direction, I made a list of 101 things. I figure that the small changes and new things I try will give me clues to a better direction.
Great to see your post! I’m looking forward to seeing what changes you come up with.

By: pearl

pearl — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:06:16 +0000

Hey Ray.. what a nice surprise to see a post from you! You know I’ve been going through similar state of mind where posting on a regular basis is a struggle and contrary to what the blogging pundits say that you shouldn’t really be blogging if you have to struggle to write, well I disagree.. I think its easy to give up writing but forcing ourselves to get our thoughts out of our minds and get others conversing and giving their opinions can only help to get some clarity

So, as difficult as it has been on my front, I’m not giving up and I am glad you are also going to make an effort to revive this blog… my bests and I look forward to reading more from you..