tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post4945021950277815146..comments2023-10-20T08:52:24.875-07:00Comments on this artist's life:: how to be aloneWhitney Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-71750100289968135562015-09-07T16:39:35.358-07:002015-09-07T16:39:35.358-07:00Ah yes the voice in one's head, "the thin...Ah yes the voice in one's head, "the thinker", I regard him as the housekeeper. he usually thinks about the day, what is going to happen, tomorrow and such, a whole laundry list of things it does to do "maintenance" on our physical material existence. Pythagoras had a requirement to his students that they had to observe "silence" for 5 years before they could join his school. I talked with someone who went on a retreat for 40 days in which they ate vegetarian, and observed silence. She told me that once you stopped talking (almost like an addiction, you go through withdrawals!) that little voice in your head starts to slow down and stop talking, and become more peaceful then it gives way to something else...the master within. The true you, becomes prevalent.AGAMEMNONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976739508392427589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-70897152291805453262015-09-07T16:27:27.990-07:002015-09-07T16:27:27.990-07:00It depends on the people you interact with, i supp...It depends on the people you interact with, i suppose, some take your energy(vampires) and some give you their energy.AGAMEMNONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976739508392427589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-62202545360051294412015-02-01T16:23:51.406-08:002015-02-01T16:23:51.406-08:00I also have that thing of looking forward to shows...I also have that thing of looking forward to shows so I can connect with friends and customers, but I am so exhausted after I can barely function. I don't notice how much energy interacting with people takes until afterward when I can barely figure out how to feed and put myself to bed.Whitney Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-40244650624841957142015-02-01T16:21:14.457-08:002015-02-01T16:21:14.457-08:00I could not agree with you more.I could not agree with you more.Whitney Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-30597896300753959162015-02-01T16:20:21.708-08:002015-02-01T16:20:21.708-08:00Every parent I know struggles for that time alone,...Every parent I know struggles for that time alone, which is one of the reasons why I always try to appreciate my vast allocations of alone time and not take it for granted.Whitney Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-10551129288033326502015-02-01T16:18:00.002-08:002015-02-01T16:18:00.002-08:00I have not finished it yet, but I do recommend it,...I have not finished it yet, but I do recommend it, even to those of us who are comfortable being alone.Whitney Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-47474189813462402402015-02-01T08:18:49.865-08:002015-02-01T08:18:49.865-08:00I love being alone. Yes I sometimes give my negati...I love being alone. Yes I sometimes give my negative thoughts too much space, but in general I really enjoy the peacefulness. The amount of time I spend alone is extreme, but the other half of my work life is the opposite extreme. Art festivals are a crush of people and interaction. My face hurts from talking all day. I look forward to this, because I get to see a lot of people I know and like. And afterwards I look forward to going back to my private space. It's a good balance.Mea Rheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083673902101245673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-11422253507193849662015-01-30T20:35:47.776-08:002015-01-30T20:35:47.776-08:00I love being alone. Of course I need the companion...I love being alone. Of course I need the companionship, insight, thoughts of friends, however I just don't do very well without some downtime. I'm not productive and I dont process very well without time by myself. I've almost always felt this way and It is so pleasurable that I cant imagine what it would be like to be afraid of such a thing. for me it is as necessary as sleep. I can be harsh on myself and feel lonely but I still feel comfortable just being by myself.Polly Covehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12145405516951079805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-56706439865500393602015-01-30T19:35:11.290-08:002015-01-30T19:35:11.290-08:00Oh, I miss being alone!
I'm a stay-at-home mo...Oh, I miss being alone! <br />I'm a stay-at-home mother to a two-year-old with another on the way. Over the past 2+ years, I've done odd jobs (barista, farmwork, freelance editing), now the editing looks like it's heading toward a permanent, mostly from-home position, but I miss those long stretches of time with my own thoughts. A chattering toddler leaves little room for thinking. <br />I used to use a lot of alone time. For journaling, for writing, for sewing. And my husband is an alone-time guy, too, which worked well for us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-46687370320278168592015-01-30T11:52:03.796-08:002015-01-30T11:52:03.796-08:00Ditto... How was the book by the way? I am a potte...Ditto... How was the book by the way? I am a potter and although I travel 6 months of the year demonstrating at fairs across the country (very public of all things) I also like shutting myself in my house in New England and hope no one calls or stops by! <br /><br />It is just that I have so much to do. I shut off the voice in my head by listening to old movies on my VHS or listening to the radio or books on tape. <br /><br />I tend to talk to myself a lot. I take a lot of notes of my thoughts. I try to forget negative things "fair" people say. I get lost in my pots and as the shapes emerge, I forget everything else in my head.reggie the potter and tape loom weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772676166508352580noreply@blogger.com