tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post243026066740918422..comments2024-03-26T04:42:51.815-06:00Comments on Page Lambert: All Things Literary & All Things Natural : Honor Your Creativity with a Creative AltarConnecting People with Nature, and Writers with Wordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01843366084313026823noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-82069062278725386612011-01-03T13:23:43.627-07:002011-01-03T13:23:43.627-07:00Laurel, I love the idea of re-infusing your creati...Laurel, I love the idea of re-infusing your creative "ju-ju"- kind of life refreshing your screen! Yes, perhaps a ceremony where you remove everything, clean it, smudge it, remember why you have it, and then re-design everything's place in your creative room. Great idea!Pagehttp://www.pagelambert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-19604395585891914312011-01-03T12:49:08.577-07:002011-01-03T12:49:08.577-07:00I have all kinds of inspiring items on and around ...I have all kinds of inspiring items on and around my desk--almost like an altar--but you know, I've become so oblivious to them, that I don't notice their infusions of creative ju-ju. Perhaps it's time for me to re-enchant them.Laurel Kallenbachhttp://www.LaurelKallenbach.com/lkblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-56377042095450009362010-12-13T15:26:46.455-07:002010-12-13T15:26:46.455-07:00Bill, your comment about your place deep in the fo...Bill, your comment about your place deep in the forest is very poignant. I sensed an underlying yearning in your words which subtly expresses what I think so many of us feel. Thank you.Page Lamberthttp://www.pagelambert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-14962586322953786512010-12-13T13:11:43.822-07:002010-12-13T13:11:43.822-07:00Wonderful blog, my first visit and I really like w...Wonderful blog, my first visit and I really like what you are trying to do.<br /><br />I have a special place, deep in the forest, where I go to think. Perhaps not a ritual by most standards, but it is the place where I feel at peace. I meditate there, I think there, I grieve there, I am joyous there.<br /><br />Very nice concept. Thank you.Billhttp://www.wildramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-20208833052737759442010-12-07T20:10:05.514-07:002010-12-07T20:10:05.514-07:00Kathy, I admire your meditation ritual and, yes, t...Kathy, I admire your meditation ritual and, yes, the focus and redirection of energy toward that inner being surely helps the writing. Thank you.Page Lamberthttp://www.pagelambert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-58918787867849414902010-12-07T19:00:29.563-07:002010-12-07T19:00:29.563-07:00I love your suggestions for creating space for bei...I love your suggestions for creating space for being creative. I meditate each morning before writing, and I do believe that helps me focus and find the inner heart.Kathy Kaiserhttp://cabinjournal.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-74176948208311787972010-12-06T13:25:13.339-07:002010-12-06T13:25:13.339-07:00Hi Pat. Yes, Creation with a Capital C. There are ...Hi Pat. Yes, Creation with a Capital C. There are cultures, like the Indigenous Australians, who believe that the universe is in a constant state of Creation, and that our art and songs and music and stories are part of that ongoing creation.Pagehttp://www.pagelambert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-17085599193442645622010-12-06T13:24:21.634-07:002010-12-06T13:24:21.634-07:00Guy, your questions are good ones because they mak...Guy, your questions are good ones because they make me go back and reread my post to make sure I was clearly conveying my ideas. <br /><br />Rather than "creation" which is a term that denotes The Great Creator and all of Creation, I'm referring to the individual creative act, the act and process of creating art--whether its music, or literature, or sculpting, or painting. <br /><br />The idea of a creative altar is about preparing oneself for one's work (art), much as setting the table prepares us to sit down and eat.Page Lamberthttp://www.pagelambert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-10184488442771484642010-12-06T13:23:11.480-07:002010-12-06T13:23:11.480-07:00A Facebook Comment:
Pat Blair I don't think ...A Facebook Comment: <br /><br />Pat Blair I don't think you have to go anywhere in particular to honor Creation - as opposed to personal creativity. Creation, with a capital C, is all around us ... in the people we see on the streets, our own families, dogs and cats ... the sun at high noon, the stars at night. Grass, trees ... The Greater Power, whatever or whoever,that we believe gave us minds to envision towering buildings and automobiles ... All creativity stems from the same original Creative Force.Pat Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-79757326621880800012010-12-06T13:22:21.063-07:002010-12-06T13:22:21.063-07:00A Facebook Comment:
Where would you go or what wo...A Facebook Comment:<br /><br />Where would you go or what would you do to honor creation? Of course, you'd first have to decided who created things. When you decide that, I guess that's who you'd honor.<br /><br />Guy EdwardsGuy Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-89885664268263401332010-12-06T10:53:44.878-07:002010-12-06T10:53:44.878-07:00Hi Susan. Yes, always fun to tap into the same ene...Hi Susan. Yes, always fun to tap into the same energetic stream! I've been including "Creative Altar" talks on my river trips and during other presentation for several years now. River sarongs are great for using off the river to re-create that inner connection. I'll check out your altars and intentions post right now!Connecting People with Nature, and Writers with Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843366084313026823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-15880515201073197482010-12-06T09:31:19.709-07:002010-12-06T09:31:19.709-07:00Gratitude as always for your inspiring suggestions...Gratitude as always for your inspiring suggestions on nurturing creativity in our everyday life and surroundings. I'm tickled to realize that we're thinking on similar lines here. You might enjoy the photos in my "Altars and Intentions" post from earlier this fall... (http://susanjtweit.typepad.com/walkingnaturehome/2010/10/altars-and-intentions.html)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-37178780116580307922010-12-06T09:30:51.883-07:002010-12-06T09:30:51.883-07:00Gratitude as always for your inspiring suggestions...Gratitude as always for your inspiring suggestions on nurturing creativity in our everyday life and surroundings. I'm tickled to realize that we're thinking on similar lines here. You might enjoy the photos in my "Altars and Intentions" post from earlier this fall... (http://susanjtweit.typepad.com/walkingnaturehome/2010/10/altars-and-intentions.html)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-33713914939831369552010-12-06T08:53:49.517-07:002010-12-06T08:53:49.517-07:00Pat, it sounds like all that activity is what gets...Pat, it sounds like all that activity is what gets your writing juices flowing - whatever works to trigger that mind/body/spirit connection! I've posted your comment to the blog so that others who also need that activity can share their thoughts. Thank you!Connecting People with Nature, and Writers with Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843366084313026823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-2871202480969486272010-12-06T08:47:27.562-07:002010-12-06T08:47:27.562-07:00I love your thoughts, Page. I have to confess, 30-...I love your thoughts, Page. I have to confess, 30-plus years of writing for newspapers taught me to write in the midst of clutter - background noise (tv on), interruptions (phone calls at the paper, dogs barking for attention now) ... that sort of stuff. So maybe that has become my personal ritual ... I find it's easier for me to write when there is activity around me. <br /><br />Pat BlairPat Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-66320156153325213172010-12-05T18:33:45.994-07:002010-12-05T18:33:45.994-07:00Gail, I love the idea of the view outside your win...Gail, I love the idea of the view outside your window bringing nature into your writing space, and I'll bet there is something ceremonial in the way you greet that special view each day before you sit down to work, even if you haven't consciously recognized the ceremonial aspect before. I think we all have small ceremonies that we're unaware of -- daily rituals which honor our present endeavors. Thanks so much for stopping by to say hello!Pagehttp://www.pagelambert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608134443246627504.post-62821389590793482352010-12-05T16:07:47.627-07:002010-12-05T16:07:47.627-07:00Page, I thought a lot about your suggestion of an ...Page, I thought a lot about your suggestion of an altar for deepening creative space. I wondered what that was for me, and realized that just as the woods and mountains are creative space for my soul, the views out the two windows above my desk bring the natural world within, to my writing space. One window at eye level reveals trees and birds, and the other higher up, simply sky.Gail Storeyhttp://gailstorey.comnoreply@blogger.com