From Margaret Atwood's poem, In the Secular Night:
"It’s necessary to reserve a secret vice."
A little CanCon this morning. Sarah and Margaret. I think they go together very well actually. Both are wonderfully refreshing, are they not?
As for me, I have high hopes for this day. A home day, a writing day, a creative day. First I will be planning for the course I'll be teaching at the Faculty of Extension, UAlberta, beginning in February, though. Though I've enjoyed the few courses I have taught, I've sort of decided in my mind that this will be the last course I teach. (Although one never quite knows where life will take one, so I'm saying this with the possibility of the opposite occurring). I know that for the next two months the balance of our / especially my life will be completely off-kilter. The creative energy that should be going into my own work will be spent on the work of others. I know that a lot of people have the ability to be creative while teaching, but I'm not one of them. So, I guess that's my confession of the day too. I'm going to enjoy every second of the course, but after that it's back to my self-indulgent ways. : )
wishing you a lovely weekend shawna.
ReplyDeletehere it is beautiful winter weather these days, bright sun, snow and biting cold. i think i am going to use this weekend for letter writing and some knitting on my new blanket. and drinking huge amounts of jasmine tea : )
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i've been one of your students and never once thought of my writer-prof having to re-arrange her own creativity the way we re-arrange flowers over and over again in vase - each day looking at them a different way and wanting to see that one special blossom in a different light - be self-indulgent and make sure you find those precious moments of writing for yourself. indulge yourself in the same way we re-arrange flowers. xoxo
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ReplyDeleteI live very very far away and would never be able to take your course, but am oh so interested in learning from you. Of course I do learn from the writings on your blog. I wonder if you might ever consider a course online. How lucky are those who can attend your class!!
Loved this! Makes me sad to see Sarah and her ex-husband - they made beautiful music together. Makes me smile to think that Sarah says this is the only love song she ever wrote.
ReplyDeleteThank you dear Lucy and Vibeke and Anons. I think creativity is constantly re-arranged no matter where you are or what you do. I guess that's part of the process too. : )
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