tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post1603491871460712892..comments2023-12-18T07:59:16.525-05:00Comments on Hats and Rabbits: Two Lazy PassionsChris Matarazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-8791679687505862282012-11-07T19:59:55.102-05:002012-11-07T19:59:55.102-05:00But, Z-- does it happen even with the things you e...But, Z-- does it happen even with the things you enjoy most; like reading?<br /><br />Sometimes I like to resist resisting resistance and just relax, guilt free. That never seems challenging.Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-65594260187030219332012-11-07T19:53:57.850-05:002012-11-07T19:53:57.850-05:00I suffer from it. I think it used to be called laz...I suffer from it. I think it used to be called laziness but, as that's too judgemental for the times, it's changed its name to 'resistance' (an elemental force like gravity, apparently). The only thing to do with resistance is resist it, I guess.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-34321057855675942112012-11-07T18:24:55.528-05:002012-11-07T18:24:55.528-05:00Hmm...I'll have to write a 60,000 word post on...Hmm...I'll have to write a 60,000 word post one of these days... It is odd, though, HC, that, even in long stretches of reading, I tend to take breaks. Not surprisingly, it is only music that I can do in marathons sessions, after I get started. Once or twice, I have actually <i>forgotten</i> to sleep.Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-88759237052814144892012-11-07T18:20:47.021-05:002012-11-07T18:20:47.021-05:00I like the Tom Hanks line in relation to this, a l...I like the Tom Hanks line in relation to this, a lot. What I always temporarily forget about it that it is fun and hard at the same time. Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-74839986845314995542012-11-07T18:19:22.086-05:002012-11-07T18:19:22.086-05:00There is always a moment when I say: "Wait --...There is always a moment when I say: "Wait -- I LIKE this hard work -- what the hell am I waiting for?" Then I dig in, happy as a lark. Odd.Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-85713191642127810162012-11-07T13:34:16.624-05:002012-11-07T13:34:16.624-05:00Oh, without a doubt yes. I have gone through multi...Oh, without a doubt yes. I have gone through multiple year stretches of not picking up my guitar -- even though nothing makes me happier than singing -- because picking it up means grappling with insecurity, perfectionism, competetiveness, frustration... My crafting is another area that always progresses with stops and starts, although usually for more mundane reasons like overcoming the hurdles of distasteful aspects of the project (you know, like cleaning off a workspace from under all the mess!). Reading, while a little different as I can't really make a case for it being a "creative" endeavor, is certainly also an enjoyable activity that I tend to put off. For me, though, it's because I find reading to be an all-consuming activity. In the throes of a good book, I will stay up all night, ignore my husband, let the laundry pile up... I simply can't read regularly and function :) Which leads me to be being a compulsive blog/internet reader, because--while I love your thought-provoking posts--I don't have to stay up all night to read them!The Hungry Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199479164613881262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-78156415887810225632012-11-07T09:06:43.571-05:002012-11-07T09:06:43.571-05:00If anyone understands what you mean, it's me. ...If anyone understands what you mean, it's me. <br /><br />What do they say: that's why it's called "art-work." <br /><br />And, as Tom Hanks says in "A Leaugue of Their Own" at least as far as creating -- "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."<br /><br />And there's another one: a great artist being interviewed (but I can't remember who) "why do you still draw?"<br />The response: "Why did you stop?"<br /><br />And, as you have said: adults are just teenagers covered in scar tissue. <br /><br />I figure there are 2 components. As children we don't realize the freedom we have. Time is too expansive and we don't make the best use of it. And then we grow up and there aren't enough hours in the day for the things you have to do, no less the things you want to do. <br /><br />Once you realize that being an adult isn't always all it's cracked up to be, you can't let life, and the responsibilites of being an adult, overcome your child-like passion and wonder.<br /><br /> Karenhttp://www.refocusreframe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-86143378778710429072012-11-07T08:34:16.506-05:002012-11-07T08:34:16.506-05:00Never thought of reading as work except for the ti...Never thought of reading as work except for the time they made me read Thomas Hardy in school. And it wasn't work so much work as torture because I hated his style of writing. I can understand the feeling of putting off creative endeavors because it's work even though it's enjoyable. But I figure with me it's because I'm tired from working the day job and sometimes I just want to not do anything at all. The other thing is, because it's work, I have to be in the right mindset to be successful. I may work on a painting every day, but only do the "easy" parts on a day I'm tired and save more critical parts for a better day.Ginahttp://spotcolors.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com