colector: [JournalWriting] Re: Just FYI- Reading deprivation

Tracie

I would not even last 5 minutes! Reading Deprivation?? You might as
well, dig a hole in the ground and bury me alive! I would probably
fare better. I read anything that comes in my hands even menu cards
by the way :-))

However, I did try a variation of some sort of deprivation. I once
tried a week's deprivation of " No News" on TV or any media. Even
told family and friends I would not want to know any "sad" news
whatsoever!!

Amazing thing was I realised my world was pretty much like a soap
bubble! I enjoyed the " news" isolation so much! I was less inclined
to get "affected" by the atrocities happening in the world and I
never wanted to come back from that! It is a lovely de -stressing
exercise. However, I was brought harshly back to reality -breaking
out of my so-called "trance" upon hearing through a friend at work
the sudden horrendous assasination of Benzir Bhutto in Pakistan! It
was absolutely a horrible way to "wake up" to the harsh real world
around you.

I know my response is late but it was deliberate... we cannot last
longer than a few days in this matter.

Enjoy the reading and good to have you back so soon!

Cheers
Sharmila

--- In JournalWriting@yahoogroups.com, "Tracie" <tstyler@...> wrote:
>
> I couldn't do it. I only lasted about half a day before I was
reading - and
> not even realizing I was doing it!!! LOL I got up, worked on my
exercises
> for The Artist's Way (the reading deprivation was one of the
exercises),
> worked a puzzle, picked up a bit around the studio, watched some
TV, played
> a little with playdoh and looked for the cord for the Casio
keyboard. While
> looking through a box I found some of my old school work and
discovered I
> was READING it! LOL Then I thought it would be cool to work on
my guitar
> skills using the computer program I bought. I thought it was all
videos and
> that I could listen to the instructions. I realized about 30
minutes in
> that I was READING again. LOL
>
>
>
> Oh well - maybe I'll try this another time..
>
>
>
> As always,
>
> Tracie
>
> "Lace - the invention of a goddess and the occupation of a queen"
~ Vinciolo
>