A short length combined with adequate time set aside to read, absorb, and enjoy the reading lead to a deeper and richer understanding of the text. It is so much easier to apply the thoughts on motivation when I am working at it a little at a time and then putting the tips into practice with my larger project. I love the layering of the meditation, reading, and writing tasks.
The content of the reading began with a familiar expert, Donald Murray. Murray's work in the teaching of writing K-12 was foundational to the development of the writing workshop, a way in which classroom teachers structure writing. His suggestions, while aimed at adults made sense. I love the idea of collection before writing, and I find that I do this with large projects and papers.
The rule of wait confused me a bit. Perhaps he is saying that we should spend time collecting and thinking before writing, wait until we are inspired. Then he says to begin before this. So maybe wait means to trust the process, and through writing and waiting, something will come.
The suggestions of patience and relaxing are helpful. It seems as though Boice is trying to create a situation where writing is pairing with pleasurable feelings, making the writing part more pleasurable. I have to work on patience and relaxing. In an academic situation I feel as though these are luxuries. I am hopeful, though, that through daily writing I can enjoy these qualities more than I have in the past.
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