that we examine them.
More than anything else, creative recovery is an exercise
in open-mindedness. Again, picture your mind as that room
with the door slightly ajar. Nudging the door open a bit
more is what makes for open-mindedness. Begin, this week,
to consciously practice opening your mind.

ATTENTION

Very often, a creative block manifests itself as an addiction
to fantasy. Rather than working or living the now, we spin
our wheels and indulge in daydreams of could have, would
have, should have. One of the great misconceptions about
the artistic life is that it entails great swathes of aimlessness.
The truth is that a creative life involves great swathes of
attention. Attention is a way to connect and survive.

Develop interest    in  life    as  you see it; in  people, things,

literature,  music—the   world   is  so  rich,   simply

throbbing    with    rich    treasures,  beautiful   souls   and

interesting people. Forget  yourself.

HENRY   MILLER

“Flora  and fauna   reports,”   I   used    to  call    the long,   winding