{"id":13412,"date":"2024-09-08T01:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=13412"},"modified":"2024-09-07T13:36:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T20:36:35","slug":"surrender-for-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/surrender-for-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrender for Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Note from Marlene:<\/strong>
Grant Faulkner\u2019s musings on his Substack page are golden comfort to a writer\u2019s soul, offering unique perspectives that inspire writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, his essay on \u201cSurrender as Action Verb.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we surrender ourselves to our art, we allow ourselves to soften. Surrender invites us to give ourselves up to something larger, to meld with wonder and awe. Surrender creates intimacy and expansiveness at the same time. It sparks curiosity, exploration. It\u2019s the equivalent of going to sleep: by sinking into an unconscious state, we allow dreams to fill us. We give up trying to change and control things. The rigidities of expectations, desires, and aspirations melt away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think what would change if you allowed yourself to surrender in a conversation. What if you committed to listening, to let another\u2019s words and spirit rise up and take you instead of focusing on your point of view, your needs. What if you decided not to try to win the next argument you find yourself in? What if you decide not to be the star of the conversation?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excerpted from \u201cSurrender as Action Verb\u201d<\/a> on Grant Faulkner\u2019s August 18, 2024 Substack: Intimations: A Writer’s Discourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More quotes from Grant Faulkner<\/a> on The Write Spot Blog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faulkner: Intimations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Grab Bag of Trinkets, Flotsam, Jetsam, Doo Dads, Dad Doos, Rusty Objects, Found Objects, Attempts at Erudition\u2014and More (but not less<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writers: Open doors to flights of imagination<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just Write!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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