tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post1403257891744566627..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: ImaginationCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-30618872468078171992010-01-25T22:19:33.578-06:002010-01-25T22:19:33.578-06:00Spent far too many years worrying about what I tho...Spent far too many years worrying about what I thought I was "supposed to" do or be. FEH. Right alongside not having imagination, I'd put being bored. When I was little and would say to my mother, "i'm BORED," she would pat me on the head or kiss me and say, "That's a shame, honey. I'm not." And she would walk away from me. Somehow I see the two as related. Found you through Jo. You make a body think and this is GOOD.JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69295363237144126902010-01-14T12:45:22.336-06:002010-01-14T12:45:22.336-06:00Shauna Roberts, my parents didn't really give ...Shauna Roberts, my parents didn't really give much thought to what I was reading. I know they would have disapproved of some of it had they understood what it was.<br /><br />Candy, I was always chattering on about some amazing, to me at least, thing that had occurred to me. I was a talkative kid, not nearly so much of an adult.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69297223187234335192010-01-14T10:20:42.379-06:002010-01-14T10:20:42.379-06:00Huh. I need to ponder this. Maybe I went through m...Huh. I need to ponder this. Maybe I went through my childhood in an uncommunicative fog, but I think I kept quiet about my imagination and assumed others were doing the same.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-32779647161310063212010-01-13T16:07:00.897-06:002010-01-13T16:07:00.897-06:00Oh, and LANA, great painting!Oh, and LANA, great painting!Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-44161974510889502252010-01-13T16:06:47.953-06:002010-01-13T16:06:47.953-06:00Yes, I heard similar criticisms as a child. Luckil...Yes, I heard similar criticisms as a child. Luckily, I had an aunt (a writer) who encouraged my curiosity about the world and a father who didn't put any restrictions on what books I could take out from the library as a child.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-29826993486824267592010-01-07T09:41:26.639-06:002010-01-07T09:41:26.639-06:00Greg, I know, it amazes me too. Sad.
Aimless wri...Greg, I know, it amazes me too. Sad.<br /><br />Aimless writer, exactly. The depth of imagination is so amazing.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-13897052389842826522010-01-07T08:02:14.071-06:002010-01-07T08:02:14.071-06:00People have always asked me how I can zone out and...People have always asked me how I can zone out and ignore what's going on around me. They never liked the answer that what's going on in my head is much more interesting. :)<br />I've always believed there is a story everywhere...you just have to look. <br />I used to play a game with my kids called Tell Me. We'd pick an object some where in the room and say Tell Me. Then the other person had to make up a story about the item. Things could get interesting1 <br />I hope I fed my children's imagination too. Its too big a blessing to waste.Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-24751397196964614652010-01-07T05:20:14.174-06:002010-01-07T05:20:14.174-06:00nice post, Charles. it never fails to amaze me wh...nice post, Charles. it never fails to amaze me when adults tell children to stop dreaming.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-36491483078569431662010-01-06T19:53:22.408-06:002010-01-06T19:53:22.408-06:00Ocean Girl, I really liked that movie, although it...Ocean Girl, I really liked that movie, although it had such a sad part when the girl died.<br /><br />Lana Gramlich, no you are sweet. And your mom certainly didn't get rid of your imagination. It's cool.<br /><br />Voidwalker, I came onto the porch one day to find that my little boy had picked all our rose blooms and peeled them open. When I asked, "son, what are you doing?" He said, "I'm blooming flowers with my hands, daddy." I just smiled. It was worth it.<br /><br />pattinase, you're right. I've always imagined worlds and people different from the one I was in. hum, maybe I should try to figure out why.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-18005348495637769762010-01-06T18:41:05.234-06:002010-01-06T18:41:05.234-06:00Funny. My imagination was rooted in reality but st...Funny. My imagination was rooted in reality but still there. I invented people like me, you invented people not like you.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-74390869416342604742010-01-06T17:11:15.487-06:002010-01-06T17:11:15.487-06:00Nice post. I also was the kid with my head in the...Nice post. I also was the kid with my head in the clouds. I always made the world around me to be what I wanted it, rather than what it was. My mother often reminds me of a time when I was riding with her in the car and I put some colorful gum in a bottle of water, then shook it up and handed it to her. I said, "Here mom, try the perfume." I laugh now at that, but my imagination was also my companion.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. It resonated with you and it does with me as well.Voidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-38571688658666607732010-01-06T15:25:08.415-06:002010-01-06T15:25:08.415-06:00Thanks to everyone for the kind comments on the pa...Thanks to everyone for the kind comments on the painting. It was a lot of fun to do! Thanks to Charles for including it in this post--you're always so supportive & sweet.<br /><br />My imagination was nurtured & cultivated right up until age 10, when my Dad died. After that it became a great escape, although Mom did try to beat it out of me. Nice to know that she didn't succeed. Such is the power of imagination!Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-16790520970161904812010-01-06T08:51:12.761-06:002010-01-06T08:51:12.761-06:00You found your bridge to Telebithia! What would l...You found your bridge to Telebithia! What would life be without imaginations. I was full of them too, I was blonde and beautiful, a Charlie's angel always in distress.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-55894561175682383702010-01-06T08:14:02.045-06:002010-01-06T08:14:02.045-06:00Anndi, I believe you are right. Without some drea...Anndi, I believe you are right. Without some dreaming, nothing gets done.<br /><br />L.A. Mitchell, lol. Especially not if I had the pistol with me. :)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14599122681779289032010-01-06T08:12:14.141-06:002010-01-06T08:12:14.141-06:00Barbara Martin, the nature of humanity is to put l...Barbara Martin, the nature of humanity is to put limits on humanity, it seems<br /><br />Erik, I have a student now who is insatiably curious about everything. It's so incredibly refreshing since I see such a lack of curioustiy in many.<br /><br />Celeste Bergin, We all come to who we are by different routes. And as long as we get there it's OK. Thanks for visiting.<br /><br />Dave King, thanks for the kind words, and for visiting.<br /><br />Bernita, that's an amazing painting up close to. It's big!!!<br /><br />Vesper, I think about that quite a bit and every night I live a little more.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-40811423950591059642010-01-06T08:11:18.349-06:002010-01-06T08:11:18.349-06:00Well said, Charles. I'm sure those kids who p...Well said, Charles. I'm sure those kids who picked on you when you were a kid wouldn't want to meet you in a dark alley--all black duster and chaps and whoop ass attitude ;)<br /><br />Success can only be measured by your yardstick.L.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729129827211991040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-55598810100850501032010-01-06T08:09:38.040-06:002010-01-06T08:09:38.040-06:00My daughter is a lot like you were... and she'...My daughter is a lot like you were... and she's been teased about her belief in dragons and the mystical creatures of lore. But she holds firm, and responds that there are many things that we allow for yet never see. <br />She makes me proud. Every day.<br /><br />And I encourage her fancies at every turn.<br /><br />I pity people who can't get lost in a story. It's sad, really.<br /><br />I believe it's the dreamers that end up making the biggest difference in the world.Anndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703154815958841195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-34584053002892501812010-01-06T06:55:00.406-06:002010-01-06T06:55:00.406-06:00And Lana's art is fantastic!And Lana's art is fantastic!Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-9325512057970810252010-01-06T06:53:54.415-06:002010-01-06T06:53:54.415-06:00Charles, your wonderful post describes me entirely...Charles, your wonderful post describes me entirely. I am like you. I was particularly moved when reading "I’ve actually lived many lives instead of just the one."<br />Thank you. You've made my day.Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-27992759050597304802010-01-06T06:20:16.689-06:002010-01-06T06:20:16.689-06:00Thought I posted but I must have screwed up.
I rem...Thought I posted but I must have screwed up.<br />I remember being surprised to learn that many people do not dream in techicolour.<br />Lana's art. So vital and warm. Like her.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-59941102067819214072010-01-06T06:09:09.636-06:002010-01-06T06:09:09.636-06:00I really could relate to this. Your fourth para re...I really could relate to this. Your fourth para replicates my experience exactly. Great blog. I am impressed.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-27914824495387735182010-01-06T00:39:25.667-06:002010-01-06T00:39:25.667-06:00What a good essay. When I was a child I was told t...What a good essay. When I was a child I was told that "artists are crazy!" The statement was heightened even more so because we lived very close to an "insane asylum." (This is a long time ago!) The people who worked there wore all white. Every now and then an inmate would escape and the town siren would sound to alert us all to watch out for an escaped mental patient! No no...I didn't want to be an artist! lol. My position is that a person is what they are meant to be..and even though one may try hard to deny whatever their innate talents are--they really can't. they can try for all they are worth--but ultimately, you will be what you are. The real you wins out. <br />I like what you wrote. It made me realize that all those years I didn't "want" to be an artist --that was ok too.Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-24404555217474401312010-01-06T00:01:20.661-06:002010-01-06T00:01:20.661-06:00Amen, brother, glad you stick to your guns. And th...Amen, brother, glad you stick to your guns. And that's one cool painting by Lana. <br /><br />Your post reminds me of "The Necromancer" (Harlan Ellison?), the one where dude tries to conjure the dead but they never had enough imagination to believe in such things and they remain -- dead. Have to admit, also resonates with me, a sadness about what my friend Bill calls "general indifference" to imagination, and to life. It still surprises me that so many people seem not more curious about -- anything.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-89370754802872742892010-01-05T22:46:53.520-06:002010-01-05T22:46:53.520-06:00Perseverence in creativity is necessary, even in c...Perseverence in creativity is necessary, even in childhood where adults tend to quash their daydreaming. When I was younger it was frowned upon to daydream too much, and only certain books could be read until children's literature opened up. Good thoughts, Charles.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-84480343147930220372010-01-05T22:13:28.053-06:002010-01-05T22:13:28.053-06:00jodi, yes, Lana is amazing. I had a couple of pre...jodi, yes, Lana is amazing. I had a couple of pretty good dreams the other night.<br /><br />SQT, I talk to myself a lot when I'm around the house, but I've learned not to do it much when I'm out in public. I used to practice my lectures while I walked but stopped after a couple of folks looked at me very strangely.<br /><br />Travis, I think we all use prompts. That's one of the few reasons I do watch movies. Even if I don't like the movie it may provide a prompt or a jumping off point for my own imagination.<br /><br />Cloudia, thank you for the kindness!Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com