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writercisesoriginal posting: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 07:27:44 -0400
As the words run around the world, we find...
The Japan Times, 7/21, p. 17
Nourishing One's Own Inner Source of Joy by Toshimi Horiuchi
"One's inner sun is also a major source of joy. When well cultivated, this sun's spirit pervades one's entire inner world not unlike the haunting loveliness that surrounds myrtle in full bloom, or the delicate crystallization of earth-stones into gems. In either case, joy is created. One's inner sun is a joymaker."
<skip a little -- and wonder just which one is myrtle?>
"It is well, then, to put this inner sun to work not only producing gems of joy for oneself but gems of joy to share with others. When the soul sings out its joy, its echo is heard in the hearts of others like heaven's rays reflected upon a stream of water running through a grassy meadow."
<and the gentle stream rolls on...>
"So as we touch or 'kiss' a gem of joy, a thrill rises up from within because of the very mysteriousness of the event, like a star throbbing in heaven's deepest repose. When a gem of joy resounds in the depth of the soul, we 'hear' a polished song like the song of the eastern sky embracing the purest dawn. When we 'see' a gem of joy glittering in the heart of the soul, our spirit sparkles like the western sky reflecting the colors of the setting."
<tumbling synesthesia smooths the edges of our minds to...>
"In this way we infinitely elevate the quality of joy. We rouse bright waves on the flat surface of life, creating chain reactions that attract and prolong the waves of joy."
Rouse bright waves on the flat surface of life...
Create chain reactions that attract and prolong the waves of joy...
Think about your writing (poesy, short storettes, the occasional friction, perhaps even a dash of non-fiction and light?). How do you rouse bright waves in your writing? Have you ever created a chain reaction that attracted and prolonged waves of joy? What about those gems of joy -- have you seen them in others' writings? Collected and shared them with others, to see the delight they find in those same facets? Have you polished and cut the edges of your own gems of joy, kissing them, resounding with their song, sparkling and glittering with all the colors of the sunset?
How do you dig for these gems in yourself? Where do you find the supersaturated solution that crystallizes around the fragmentary thought, how do you shape and finish your gems, what settings do you use, how do you choose to display the joys?
Tell us about the games that you play with your gems, found, borrowed, or honestly expressed from your own being...
In short (or in long!)...
write?
As the words run around the world, we find...
The Japan Times, 7/21, p. 17
Nourishing One's Own Inner Source of Joy by Toshimi Horiuchi
"One's inner sun is also a major source of joy. When well cultivated, this sun's spirit pervades one's entire inner world not unlike the haunting loveliness that surrounds myrtle in full bloom, or the delicate crystallization of earth-stones into gems. In either case, joy is created. One's inner sun is a joymaker."
<skip a little -- and wonder just which one is myrtle?>
"It is well, then, to put this inner sun to work not only producing gems of joy for oneself but gems of joy to share with others. When the soul sings out its joy, its echo is heard in the hearts of others like heaven's rays reflected upon a stream of water running through a grassy meadow."
<and the gentle stream rolls on...>
"So as we touch or 'kiss' a gem of joy, a thrill rises up from within because of the very mysteriousness of the event, like a star throbbing in heaven's deepest repose. When a gem of joy resounds in the depth of the soul, we 'hear' a polished song like the song of the eastern sky embracing the purest dawn. When we 'see' a gem of joy glittering in the heart of the soul, our spirit sparkles like the western sky reflecting the colors of the setting."
<tumbling synesthesia smooths the edges of our minds to...>
"In this way we infinitely elevate the quality of joy. We rouse bright waves on the flat surface of life, creating chain reactions that attract and prolong the waves of joy."
Rouse bright waves on the flat surface of life...
Create chain reactions that attract and prolong the waves of joy...
Think about your writing (poesy, short storettes, the occasional friction, perhaps even a dash of non-fiction and light?). How do you rouse bright waves in your writing? Have you ever created a chain reaction that attracted and prolonged waves of joy? What about those gems of joy -- have you seen them in others' writings? Collected and shared them with others, to see the delight they find in those same facets? Have you polished and cut the edges of your own gems of joy, kissing them, resounding with their song, sparkling and glittering with all the colors of the sunset?
How do you dig for these gems in yourself? Where do you find the supersaturated solution that crystallizes around the fragmentary thought, how do you shape and finish your gems, what settings do you use, how do you choose to display the joys?
Tell us about the games that you play with your gems, found, borrowed, or honestly expressed from your own being...
In short (or in long!)...
write?
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