5-5:10: What have you learned about yourself, recently?
5:10-5:35: Knowing what you want to say IS the essay……. So, what do you want to say? Where do you start? What’s the word? Then what?
IDEA: Start by talking to the reader of your paper…. Like, “Love is something that is inevitable. Think of the people or places you love, what does it do to your mood and mind?”
BE PERSONAL WITH THE READER OF YOUR PAPER. NOT ACADEMIC OR SCRIPTED (which in many cases is the same thing).
5:35-6: Connectivity of ideas….. Start with one word or idea, then venture out. Always come back.
Example: Love (my topic) connects to thought, connects to life, connects to people, then writing… then story…. A love of all of it.
***I will always come back to my word, my singular idea and stance, position. Be playful with how you connect ideas, just prove that they do connect. Use examples from he books!
6-6:20: Free discussion……. What are you writing for yourself? Anyone filling up their journals?
What is your dream job? Why does it need to be a dream??
6:20-6:30: Close……
OTP: Mind the time, but don’t let it maneuver your mind away from itself.
OTP: Have more fondness of what you’re writing.
OTP: Procrastination will only cause me to laugh, not sympathize and certainly not empathize.
OTP: There is Composition and truth in what you’ve already lived…. Recall it, and write it. Use it. You haven’t lived this long for nothing.
OTP: Rest is beneficial, excess rest is damning.
ASSIGNMENT: Work on essays…. Email me a quick update before next meeting.
HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY EVERYONE!!!!!!! Hope you all are having a great day!!!!
Hello. Good afternoon! Hope you are well. I am good and happy to be here. Experienced some chaotic last few days along with our unseasonably hot weather. Recently, I have learned many things about myself with specific lessons. One example is to abandon my focus on events that have occurred in my past or excessively think about my future in terms of what do I have to do next. Living in the present moment here and now, and seeing it as a blank canvas/clean slate is my ultimate harmony, balance, consideration of self- love, and it baffles me. Also, the idea of a “friend” and what they mean to you… and how that word when applied can be so wrongfully abused/misused. I believe that a man and a woman can certainly have a friendship, however, I was told it is innately impossible without any reasonable proof. I reject the claim. And, the way in which I react to this hypothesis is what I’ve learned: to waste anymore time on cryptic nonsense and tolerate recriminations. It is better to solemnly renounce a person.
Hi Everyone!! Sorry I missed class on Monday! Missed y’all! Hope everyone’s taking advantage of this warm weather.
Same to you Nina 🙂
Good to see you!!
Something that I’ve learned about myself recently is I always push important things to the side instead of doing them at that moment , which isn’t a good thing to do since I forget later on to do them
Hey Diego!
Hello everyone! Today I have learned about myself is that I can not think on the spot, I need a few mins to gather my thoughts.
All good! Thanks for being here!!
Something i learned about myself is that I dont like to slow down. I never realized how much I like to stay busy until Covid came around. I tend to get bored lately so I try to find something occupy my time.
hellooo everyone !
I have learned that I had been hiding and neglecting myself throughout Covid. That unless I’m given a reason to dress up, to put make up on, to look in the mirror or to put thought into what I’m wearing at all is only when I’m pressed to do so. When it boils down to what I think, I just really don’t care at all.
I’ve learned that it’s okay to slow down and take a break if I need to, pushing myself too hard isn’t good for my health sometimes, but to not become lazy lol.
hello everyone, hope you’ll are staying cool in this heat
Recently I’ve learned that I’m susceptible to falling into routines and getting upset when they change.
Lately, I have learned how much I enjoy not being in public. It’s nice to go to dinner here and there. But now that I’m back to work in the hospitality industry, I’ve learned how thats not supposed to be a part of my life anymore. My time and energy would be better spent at home in bed watching movies or building a treehouse.
Hey folks! Just home from work…I have learned I still love living in the country
Hello everyone. What I have about myself recently is that I truly don’t know what path I’m on. Things became more realistic about going to SSU this fall, but I remain unsure as to what my desires and goals are, both in the long and short term.
I felt that. We all have continuous learning to do… This quote from came to mind “…never really thought I’d amount to anything. It was precisely what I wanted the whole world to think; then I could sneak in, if that’s what they wanted, and sneak out again, which I did.” – J. Kerouac
Hey everyone… I’m here, just slow to respond…. had something to take care of… But I’m here now. Good to see everyone’s words!!!! I appreciate your contributions so much!!
Hello! I have recently learned that I need to sometimes slow down and take a step back in situations so the better outcome turns out instead of something bad.
I’ve learned to not care as much, to compartmentalize, organize… be more place in the Now. And, not needing anything from others. You can get EVERYTHING on your own.
Yes I am learning this too. There is a lot of freedom in caring less
Totally.
Another lesson of late to just detach….. let go pf all momentums and beats that don’t contribute to your composition.
Something I recently learned about myself is that school isn’t for me. I put so much effort into school this year, but It felt forced and not passionate.
Now, you say school isn’t for you this year… Is it adapting to virtual courses or just higher education in general?
I can definitely understand that. I always felt that way about in person classes, but with everything online I have done very well. I’m nervous to go back to normal!
What do you want to say? Yes, it’s that simple.
More Kerouac……. I’ve learned I need more of his work in my life. I need ALL of it in MY life.
The word I want to start with is “self-acceptance”. Then I want to talk about success, what that means, and how you get to decide what it should look like for yourself.
Where do you see the idea of success in the books we read?
I think all three of our authors were successful to some degree because they’ve managed to reach self acceptance. Their work is unapologetically their own in different ways that aren’t necessarily trying to fit in with society’s expectations. Our authors wouldn’t have been able to publish and put together their life stories and ideas if it wasn’t for coming to some sort of self acceptance and confidence that their stories mean something. If they weren’t able to accept the things that make them funny or relatable, they wouldn’t have been able to help so many people. A person also may not consider themself truly successful if they aren’t happy, and can a person ever truly be happy if they aren’t able to be content with what they’ve already got?
PERFECT!!
Don’t set out to understand self
Understanding isn’t an aim, it’s an imagined end
Give self to whim and randomness –
Hey everyone, recently I’ve learned that I have trouble with letting people know about my sexuality. Sometimes its often something I hide in order to avoid issues.
Thanks for sharing, and for being here!
On the lines of, I want to say we’re all unique and it’s important to love yourself for those differences and we love what we love.
Perfect!! Different forms of self-love in our authors, for sure!
Talk with self in gusts /
Your voice is your weather /
There is no stall or rut
In my essay I want to express the notion that it is okay to be the person you want to be. I guess Id have to start with dealing with outside influences on how we think of ourselves, as for then what is what I am working on now.
Self-acceptance? Or, STRENGTH? I’d keep coming back to strength and have self-acceptance a connected idea…
Being personal with the reader of my essays is something I have been working on slowly.
I have learned that you can not please every one and that is okay, because you are not on this planet to live your life for them, you are on this planet to live life for yourself good or bad. And the less people you have tying you down the more likely you are to achieve your goals.
I may want to go the route of we are no different than each other, just different quirks.
My word is vulnerability. The damned sacrifice of owning my perspective and points visible. Uncovering what I have kept to myself because that’s exactly what Lawson, Irby, and Sedaris did and with tremendous composition that I aspire to convey some day. And, not rushed like a lean conclusion. This will take time and I hope it is read smooth like coffee, blunt at first, but then you realize the power it has which makes it distinct and you think about its subjective seed-to-cup step production and how it leads and lands in your hands.
sorry Mike. Just got the news of a very unexpected death in the family, I will try to keep posting, might not be able to be as up-to-date.
Sorry for your loss.
I’m sorry for your loss. Please take care of yourself.
thank you all.
Do what you need.. sorry for your loss.
going to try contribute as much as I can. thank you Mike.
Hi friends, I am searching for the spark to start this final essay, but I haven’t found it yet. I think I want to talk about transness, truth, guilt, healing.
You need thoughts to start, sparks come later.
I’m not positive on what certain thing I’d like to say about these books. Or what may have come from reading them. I think I have said f/ that a few more times than usual! So I may possibly want to talk about self- forgiveness and acceptance. Staying true and respecting yourself no matter who is judging. I see a common theme of self-worth and ensuring ones own happiness. I could start with a question/engaging line relating to lack of acceptance from family members or peers? Or possibly describing an event that most people could relate to, similar to all 3 authors.
The main word to me is embracement. Embracement of feelings, experiences, people, YOURSELF. no matter how hard times get, embrace it. The beautiful times, the times you wish never passed? embracement. Embrace your loved ones and yourself, it’s all so valuable.
I love that word. Embracing myself sounds so much more warm and welcoming that accepting myself lol
YES!! Sometimes the way a word sound shifts the development of the idea…
My word is truth. I’m just letting my brain spill onto the page as I look to be as blunt and truthful as possible. Fuck it, I let others make their own interpretations, but I lived my life my way and no one really understands the struggles with anxiety that I’ve been through without walking a mile in my shoes. But here’s to hoping it inspires someone to take their mental health head on
Doesn’t matter if you connected to any of these authors. Matters even less if you liked them. Identifying ideas is the priority and objective of ANY read.
hell yessss!
BOOOOM!!!! Glad you’re in that thought lot, Laura. Cheers.
That’s been my exact take from the readings
🙂
What ideas can you connect to your singular one? Here’s a hint… START WITH YOUR LIFE AND EXPERIENCES.
In my opinion, most ideas connect… it may take some thought to see how, but you WILL surprise yourself.
If I had to take my main idea and turn it into one work I would call it, Individuality: connects to people, connects to life, connects to relationships, connecting to self empowerment, then connecting to writing and story..
NICE!!!!
Venturing out with vulnerability – expression. soul. connection. identity. (forgiveness.) love. fragile. stability. fear. light. pain. peace. purpose. strength.
I feel expressing yourself in the ways you see fit connects me to my own individuality.
Write your own story…in life, always
Self acceptance relates to success because self acceptance is crucial for true success in life. Our authors are successful in a multitude of ways such as in their relationships, writing careers, and journeys to healing/coping with mental illness. The common denominator is that these people have gotten to a place of self acceptance and the result is that they are able to exist in healthy stable relationships, have the self compassion to get therapy, and fight past the fear of their writing not meaning anything, or missing the mark. It is hard to go for things in life if you can’t accept the cards you’ve been dealt and work with them.
SO INCREDIBLY TRUE. Well-written thought here Lily.. thank you!
Some ideas that connect with my singular one is the love for their families and the love for their career
More and more, I see connections in things. In people, in objects, conversations, dreams…. So much is connected already for us, then we wish to complicate by thinking we need something new, when answers are already around us.
OTP: Give more to observation and she the need to conclude.
the idea of connectivity intertwines with support, encouragement, engagement, love, appreciation, familiarity, interest
Love is my word, as you know… and an idea unexpectedly associated is ‘death’. Why? You have to let certain things die before you can love yourself, where you are and what you’re doing. Relationships, concern for opinions, certain actualities. NOTHING affirms or emphasizes life and love like death. Nothing.
Where are you???????
I’m here just typing forever 🙁
lol…. All good Rory. I appreciate it!