A Permit For Leisure

A Permit For Leisure

Western society is a culture of “doing.” Since idleness is perceived as laziness, we have little public authority to support leisure. Even our so called “time off” should be action-packed: “work hard, play hard.” We rarely allow ourselves true rest. Do you pack your “time off” with activity? Do you still feel the weight of the undone on your to-do list when you try to rest? When or under what circumstances do you allow yourself to truly rest?

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Deep Time

Deep Time

I usually start a writing session with an opening line or an image or both and let it flow from there. In other words, I let my unconscious take the lead. My writing mostly focuses on personal interests, on matters of heart and soul, and on how we navigate our lives from the inside out. I rarely write about current events or social and political issues. But every once in while, I do (with a poetic flair, of course!)

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