To focus on one thing.
Just the thought makes me fretful and short of breath.
Ha.
Usually when I travel, I'll bring a handful of books, because, well you never know your mood, what if I can't focus on one and get bored - then at least I'll have something else to read, blah blah blah. At the end of the day it just ends up weighing down my carry-on bag. And then I get overwhelmed by all the choices of books I've brought and how I want to get through them ALL at once (and that's impossible!).
So, I'm bringing Anna Karenina - which I have been reading off and on all summer. And that's that.
No acting books, plays, meditation books, or "how to live your life fully" kinds of books (I refuse to admit this is the "self-help" genre!).
Silly as it sounds, it will be a good exercise for me.
I've also been writing different things here and there all summer - sort of a smattering of my thoughts, put into scenes. I find I work best this way when I write - if I just lay it all out there, eventually there is an underlying theme that starts to guide my work. Having an idea and then trying to force my writing into it just doesnt work for me. I know I will need to write while away (I need to write almost as much as I need to eat these days) too, that's just a given. I've always written, especially when I travel. So other than my usual journaling and doodling and "hashing it all out," I am bringing ONE scene I have written to fine-tune.
Maybe I'll get to it, maybe I won't. No pressure - just if it sounds like fun while on vacation.
I am very happy and excited about these un-Aries like decisions. Somehow, I am peaceful now too.
For now...... ;)
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