Trusting Basic Functions
This is a spot I don't often hear at as many RI meetings now as I did years ago. What does it mean to "trust your basic functions" and how do we apply it to daily life? Recently, I attended an online writing workshops. The facilitator gave us three writing prompts and then we had 15 minutes to pick one (or all of them) and write something creative. I sat there staring at the cursor blinking on the screen. What should I write about? I came up with a short poem using one of the prompts, then stalled. After the workshop ended, I felt disgusted with myself (fearful temper). I had racing thoughts, including, "I can't write. I can barely write an email so what made me think I could write anything remotely creative" and similar negative thoughts. I stewed about this all through the weekend. But then today, as I wrote down my still-working example , I realized I can write. Sure, maybe not poetry or short stories, but I can write a sentence using proper syntax and...