Comments on: Picture Your Positivity http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/01/19/picture-your-positivity/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Helping you build and maintain resilience for your writing...and your life. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:43:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Carol Grannick http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/01/19/picture-your-positivity/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Carol Grannick Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:37:25 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=546#comment-107 Great writing idea, Kara - I'm going to experiment with the idea of using images more directly in my writing, as you suggest. Great writing idea, Kara – I’m going to experiment with the idea of using images more directly in my writing, as you suggest.

]]> By: Carol Grannick http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/01/19/picture-your-positivity/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Carol Grannick Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:36:31 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=546#comment-106 I love this description of your friend's "conscious act." It's good to keep concrete and intellectual "tools" with us in case we need them. Otherwise, lots of us find that we can easily forget that we have a choice about how we think - and therefore how we feel. Thanks for taking the time to share this. I love this description of your friend’s “conscious act.” It’s good to keep concrete and intellectual “tools” with us in case we need them. Otherwise, lots of us find that we can easily forget that we have a choice about how we think – and therefore how we feel. Thanks for taking the time to share this.

]]> By: Carol Grannick http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/01/19/picture-your-positivity/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Carol Grannick Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:29:56 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=546#comment-105 Sounds beautiful...I tend to change my background once or twice a year, but it's always an outdoor, expansive scene... Sounds beautiful…I tend to change my background once or twice a year, but it’s always an outdoor, expansive scene…

]]> By: Paul greci http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/01/19/picture-your-positivity/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Paul greci Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:37:02 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=546#comment-104 The background photo on my computer screen is a winding boardwalk leading into a birch forest, a photo I took at a local wildlife refuge. It's inviting, encouraging me to head down the trail and explore. I chose it so I'd have a visual reminder that writing is an amazing journey. The background photo on my computer screen is a winding boardwalk leading into a birch forest, a photo I took at a local wildlife refuge. It’s inviting, encouraging me to head down the trail and explore. I chose it so I’d have a visual reminder that writing is an amazing journey.

]]> By: Lisa Nowak http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/01/19/picture-your-positivity/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Lisa Nowak Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:11:26 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=546#comment-103 Several years ago an online friend told me that he found a way to combat his depression by carrying a camera with him and taking photos. The conscious act of having to look for something worth taking a picture of made him focus of the beauty in the world. I tried this on my walks and found that it helped me, too. Several years ago an online friend told me that he found a way to combat his depression by carrying a camera with him and taking photos. The conscious act of having to look for something worth taking a picture of made him focus of the beauty in the world. I tried this on my walks and found that it helped me, too.

]]> By: Kara Parlin http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/01/19/picture-your-positivity/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Kara Parlin Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:08:05 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=546#comment-102 Positive imagery is a great way to improve mood. When I need to de-stress or focus, I put my headphones on and listen to calming ocean or rain forest sounds. I bet combining audio and visual would be an even bigger boost. I also like to use images more directly in my writing to help me visualize characters or locations. It can really help answer questions that come up as I'm writing. Positive imagery is a great way to improve mood. When I need to de-stress or focus, I put my headphones on and listen to calming ocean or rain forest sounds. I bet combining audio and visual would be an even bigger boost.

I also like to use images more directly in my writing to help me visualize characters or locations. It can really help answer questions that come up as I’m writing.

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