tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post1558769563134500722..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Some Thoughts on Art, Selfishness, and the Sinking Ship, by Anne NesbetProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-81366667313695645622017-12-06T17:49:03.300-06:002017-12-06T17:49:03.300-06:00Yes, it does feel like "withdrawal," goi...Yes, it does feel like "withdrawal," going without writing! I hope you are able to fit in the creative work necessary to make you the best possible Kristin. :)Anne Nesbethttp://www.annenesbet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-88600145087678591872017-12-06T17:47:10.939-06:002017-12-06T17:47:10.939-06:00This is such a wise and wonderful comment--thank y...This is such a wise and wonderful comment--thank you!Anne Nesbethttp://www.annenesbet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-56785767468662451422017-12-06T10:22:40.261-06:002017-12-06T10:22:40.261-06:00Thank you, Chris! Modeling a better way of life (l...Thank you, Chris! Modeling a better way of life (less self-punishing) for our daughters seems very important, indeed. I wonder whether they will feel less torn? I certainly hope so!Anne Nesbethttp://www.annenesbet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-79073230284943247892017-12-05T15:25:54.002-06:002017-12-05T15:25:54.002-06:00Thank you, Darshana--and good luck with your curre...Thank you, Darshana--and good luck with your current Rescue Missions!Anne Nesbethttp://www.annenesbet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-81594181989252521982017-12-05T15:24:13.559-06:002017-12-05T15:24:13.559-06:00It's so comforting to know I am not alone in t...It's so comforting to know I am not alone in these conflicted thoughts about writing!Anne Nesbethttp://www.annenesbet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-69648705692679754812017-12-05T14:06:29.782-06:002017-12-05T14:06:29.782-06:00I tend to suffer from writers' withdrawal afte...I tend to suffer from writers' withdrawal after a few days of being away from my work over the holidays or on a vacation. A writing Kristin is definitely a better Kristin. Kristinhttps://kristinwoldennitz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-35249781653328389022017-12-05T05:34:30.257-06:002017-12-05T05:34:30.257-06:00Wonderful essay, Anne. I, too, am a sinking ship.
...Wonderful essay, Anne. I, too, am a sinking ship.<br /><br />“Selfish” is more easily lobbed at unpublished writers and under-published ones — and under-compensated ones, which includes most of us, since writing is not always as lucrative on a per-hour analysis.<br /><br />I think we are called selfish not just for the time we “steal,” but for the attention it takes. Writing is immersive in the way that many other pursuits like gardening or running are not — it takes our hearts and minds along with our time. On some level that is considered a worse betrayal — we shouldn’t want to escape. We shouldn’t want to create an alternate reality. And yet it does not divide our hearts and minds but grow them.Kell Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353851581920748944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-79697624569826298892017-12-05T02:18:52.142-06:002017-12-05T02:18:52.142-06:00....and sometimes it's hard to remember that b.......and sometimes it's hard to remember that being a "better Me" is actually a good thing for the world around us, too....<br />I'm glad you are doing what you "love and were put here to do"!Anne Nesbethttp://www.annenesbet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-64510107270339639992017-12-05T02:11:46.716-06:002017-12-05T02:11:46.716-06:00Thank you, Caroline!Thank you, Caroline!Anne Nesbethttp://www.annenesbet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-83353929193011007612017-12-05T02:11:00.505-06:002017-12-05T02:11:00.505-06:00Oh, my! The image of those tight-fitting, demandin...Oh, my! The image of those tight-fitting, demanding hats! I know just what you mean. You do a beautiful job toggling between hats, though, Christina. My hat's off to you! :)Anne Nesbethttp://www.annenesbet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-10599253715648178152017-12-04T22:45:09.471-06:002017-12-04T22:45:09.471-06:00Recognizing and communicating what you need and wa...Recognizing and communicating what you need and want is not selfish. Setting clear boundaries is not selfish. Taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally is not selfish. These things are healthy. And yet they can feel selfish, and be treated as selfish by the people and culture around us. I think you are right that women especially are taught that everyone else has to come first. But do we want our daughters growing up with that example? Don't they - and we - deserve more? <br /><br />Thanks for starting this conversation.Kris Bockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217265282250089583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-87899412142484733742017-12-04T17:50:14.850-06:002017-12-04T17:50:14.850-06:00Thank you. Lovely post. :-)Thank you. Lovely post. :-)Darshanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536757334674676765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-43227608292959204842017-12-04T17:28:26.212-06:002017-12-04T17:28:26.212-06:00Inspiring post! Oh, Anne, I relate so very much to...Inspiring post! Oh, Anne, I relate so very much to all of this. Thanks for writing :)Jessica Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916560941871741885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-35247556102873120402017-12-04T14:24:13.842-06:002017-12-04T14:24:13.842-06:00This is so so true. I struggle with these same iss...This is so so true. I struggle with these same issues and have come to the same conclusion: I am a better Me when I'm doing the thing I love and was put here to do.Erin Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451922304804486495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-71581025060470795652017-12-04T08:24:30.494-06:002017-12-04T08:24:30.494-06:00I love this, plain and simple. I love this, plain and simple. Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-36739774440242952042017-12-04T07:34:27.769-06:002017-12-04T07:34:27.769-06:00Anne, as a person who wears many hats other than t...Anne, as a person who wears many hats other than that of writer (very demanding, tight-fitting hats that each prefer I wear only them), I could not love this post more. "On my way to a rescue mission, no time to discuss!" Christina Usshttp://www.christinauss.comnoreply@blogger.com