tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post3075527101820389118..comments2023-10-14T04:54:09.328-05:00Comments on Fumbling for Words: The War of Art - words of wisdom from Steven PressfieldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-83633656323670983522009-11-30T14:24:15.104-06:002009-11-30T14:24:15.104-06:00I got a copy of this book a few years ago and got ...I got a copy of this book a few years ago and got a second to use as a loaner because I feared losing my own copy. This book is loaded with truth, not just for writers, but for anyone in a creative field, or any field for that matter. It is more about living the life you choose to live without the worst fears of all - the ones you create inside - and finding your passion, potential and place in this universe.<br /><br />Should you quit doing something just because you don't experience resistance? Absolutely not. But don't quit and walk away the minute you might. The War of Art speaks to creative heroism on a very personal level in persevering through all the little excuses and popular beliefs that can be as fatal to a creative soul as a round through the heart. To take this anaolgy further, The War of Art can teach you to take the fire, duck and fight through the challenges you're going to experience and be better for the experience.<br /><br />Maybe your creative field is visual art, or performing art or writing or maybe it is a field like medicine, business, service, mechanics or welding... or something entirely different. No matter what it is that you do, reading and taking Mr. Pressfield's advice to heart is invaluable and can only serve to make you better, more focused and passionate about your life and work, critics be damned.<br /><br />I'd loan you my spare copy,(seriously) but it's already out.Mark Ryan, Fort Wayne, INnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-80085797771533543392009-11-30T07:22:23.921-06:002009-11-30T07:22:23.921-06:00What about things you feel you were meant to do an...What about things you feel you were meant to do and it it brings no feelings of resistance? I love to paint. Does that mean I should stop? (PS I would love to have a copy too)Dale Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566080491245520045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-51360511752227947212009-11-27T19:29:47.122-06:002009-11-27T19:29:47.122-06:00This is a book I haven't seen - would love to ...This is a book I haven't seen - would love to have a copy.<br /><br />Very thoughtful posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-16857452174796115842009-11-27T14:36:49.723-06:002009-11-27T14:36:49.723-06:00Love your blog name and thoughtful questions. If ...Love your blog name and thoughtful questions. If you are multi-talented and pulled in multiple directions, you owe it to yourself to take a side trip in a different direction. You many not be able to do everything at once, but trying new things gets me of my comfort zone and helps to spark creativity.<br /><br />As for children, I believe in the importance of exposure--sports, art, music, language, travel, getting dirty and cooking. And spending lots of time outside Each plant seeds for future growth.Donna McAleerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580963271210114680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-55271189884891133832009-11-26T14:33:15.729-06:002009-11-26T14:33:15.729-06:00I love how you are always exploring these types of...I love how you are always exploring these types of things and putting so much thought into what you do and how you do it. <br /><br />The part about teaching kids about certain virtues and skills made me think of a book I bought my nephews - the 7 habits of happy kids. It uses stories to illustrate the 7 habits (of effective people) for kids, teaching them about choices, independence, integrity, mutual benefit, creative cooperation, etc. I haven't read all the stories, but I like what I've read so far. Maddie may still be in the appropriate age range. There's another for teens but I haven't read it. They are by the son of Stephen Covey (the original "7 habits" author). <br /><br />KKKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715659311790026772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-47137999868255482022009-11-26T10:33:18.985-06:002009-11-26T10:33:18.985-06:00I keep my copy of The War of Art in my nightstand,...I keep my copy of The War of Art in my nightstand, for quick inspiration! It was given to me by an artist friend in Seattle who knows how easily I can be drawn away from the easel and into the world of distractions (like now! -- but yours is always a good one, Heather). I like that you asked him about kids and fostering creativity. Lately I've been thinking about the "hothouse" idea and how valuable it can be for a creative child. My parnets were almost anti-creativity, but my brothers and I would sit down and draw companionably for hours and that was super important. My kids have grown up in a creative hothouse and one has flourished into an amazing musician while the other has found his passion on the stage and has a genius for comic timing. It makes me SO much ahppier than if they'd become accountants or lawyers!andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-60211957087494484962009-11-26T10:19:54.889-06:002009-11-26T10:19:54.889-06:00Oh, I love this, especially what he had to say abo...Oh, I love this, especially what he had to say about children. (Insightful words for one who isn't a parent!) I also like the suggestion that we ask ourselves which direction elicits the most powerful resistance. Gives me lots to think about.LMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160163335941092292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-20161074473734750442009-11-26T09:21:36.873-06:002009-11-26T09:21:36.873-06:00Wow! That really gives me a lot to think about. Wo...Wow! That really gives me a lot to think about. Would love to win this book and read more. Thanks for the introduction Heather.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963250164801090930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-49262261104480289932009-11-26T06:23:09.385-06:002009-11-26T06:23:09.385-06:00The book is on my wishlist (there are ONLY books o...The book is on my wishlist (there are ONLY books on my list) this Christmas, so hopefully someone will choose to wrap it up for me!Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261071929023569250noreply@blogger.com