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RE: Read the Meaning. Comment With Meaning.
I've never thought about this concept fully before, @shadowspub. I enjoy taking my time to read someone's words, slowly, backtracking, and thinking about what I want to say to them, when I comment. I love the idea of squirrels drawing away my attention, because, that happens too, and it reminds me of Up! the animated film. It happens, but when I read something I enjoy, it happens less. A lot less. Just so you know I took the time to read this post, I'll just say that there was a system to my process.
It's so good to be back. I am going to spend some time JUST reading. The writing will come later. The explorer in me is excited, and this morning, the explorer found your article and it stirred up my thinking about how I could be of use in this community. Feels good!
I was pulled back to your post, and read it for a second time.
That beginning word you used, "tend", didn't like it. After all, busyness is an important pattern for me. It has become a behaviour, a habit, that has kept me racing through life. It is kept going by a tendency to believe the internal chatter that I THOUGHT was me. But then, that chatter never allowed ME to get anywhere close to accomplishing what I really wanted to get done.
And, so, I'm back. Reading a second time. Taking my time. The squirrels are scurrying around on my periphery, but my focus is locked here. Because THIS is what I want to do.
You, @shadowspub, are one of my 5 today. 5 posts, 5 writers, who will receive my undivided attention while I submerge into the words you share. I found a clue inside this post, that there maybe another post of yours that would benefit from further investigation. A family story with a related concept has me intrigued. Don't be surprised, if I show up there, and continue our connection.
Twice read ... and by a writer as talented as you are. Tend is a bit of a waffle word and I do tend to waffle at times. I try to catch them and tell myself to 'get off the pot' and make a declaration to my reader. Let them agree or disagree.
AH yes, nothing like family drama to illustrate stories. I've held back from a lot of stories but as someone recently pointed out to me, if they don't want their story told, they should have behaved better. So, who knows, there may be more.
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