Comments for The Irrepressible Writer

Comment on Tip for Disputing Negative Thoughts by Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:26:26 +0000

I know, and so easy and handy, too!

Comment on Tip for Disputing Negative Thoughts by Lisa Nowak

Lisa Nowak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:17:01 +0000

This sounds like a great way to re-train the brain.

Comment on Happy Belated Birthday, Dr. Seuss! by Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:31:28 +0000

Oh, yes, those boxcars, Paul – how I wanted one of my own! And for a long time in Chicago, just outside “The Loop” downtown, there was a boxcar restaurant. Every time I drove by, those childhood yearnings got stirred…

Comment on Happy Belated Birthday, Dr. Seuss! by Paul Greci

Paul Greci — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:45:40 +0000

Dr. Suess helped shape my creativity in my early twenties. I worked at an environmental Ed. center and we performed The Lorax as a play twice a week. A few years later at another Environmental Ed. center I’d recite the entire book at campfires. Dr. Suess really did help spark my storytelling.

When I was a young child the first non-picture book I remember loving was The Boxcar Children. I thought it was so cool that these kids could live in a boxcar on their own.

Comment on Accidental Encounter With Learned Optimism by Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:27:23 +0000

Thanks, Lisa – I think of every experience of resilience (small, big, in-between) as “money in the bank” (a not-so-great analogy, these days, now that I think of it…But you get the idea). That experience is always there – and every experience you have adds to your collection. The more you work at it, the more experiences you “gather”. Our brains really can learn these new behaviors so that eventually, as I described in my own experience, it feels like the most natural thing in the world. Good luck! I’ll look forward to hearing about your journey!

Comment on A Time to Dream by Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:20:11 +0000

Ah…I’m not at all experienced, and I welcome your advice, because I see from your website that you are! Thank you!

Comment on A Time to Dream by Lisa Nowak

Lisa Nowak — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:41:39 +0000

I don’t know how experienced of a gardener you are, so forgive me if I’m stating the obvious, but the best thing you can do with your clay soil is add organic matter. Here in Oregon I have access to really good yard debris compost, and for heavy clay I’d till or dig in 4 to 6 inches before planting. The nice thing about clay is that while it may be hard to work, it’s rich in nutrients.

An the good thing about writing a book, I think, is that even though it might not come out exactly as we envision it, with hard work and dedication, it comes out better.:)

Comment on Accidental Encounter With Learned Optimism by Lisa Nowak

Lisa Nowak — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:33:12 +0000

On one occasion, I was able to respond with a resilience I was proud of, in spite of it being an exceptionally emotionally trying time. In other instances lesser bad things have happened in rapid succession, and I was able to step out of my misery enough to laugh at the ridiculousness of the coincidences, and even predict the next bad thing that was bound to happen. Usually, though, I’m not that enlightened.

I hope you’re feeling better!

Comment on Accidental Encounter With Learned Optimism by Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:38:40 +0000

Thanks, Paul…

Comment on Accidental Encounter With Learned Optimism by Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:38:00 +0000

This gave me a good laugh, Allan – and with my stitched-up lips, that’s saying a lot!