“The worst thing for me is overstimulation. Checking e-mail manically can do it. Getting on the phone really can do it. I have learned that I must protect myself from that overstimulation and get to the page…” ~ Dani Shapiro The words above are by author Dani Shapiro from “How I Write” in The Writer (Feb. 2011). …
Creative people often streamline their daily lives to reduce the need to make mundane decisions and to allow for more uninterrupted creative thinking.
A good retreat takes us away from what is normal and familiar. It provides quiet and simplicity and space for self-reflection. It allows us to look at ourselves and the world in new ways. It often is led by someone who has gone before us on a specific path.