Mark,

That\’s great chi-t right there maynard… LOL… But seriously, thanks, I\’m going to begin that exercise myself, and see if it works for my writing and focus on the overall effectiveness of my copy writing.

I honestly believe that there are many things that could help, which are not normal pathways for people to achieve their goals in writing or any other endeavors…

Further, that many of them can be drawn from martial and metaphysical, as well as raw scientific principles, which Daniel\’s article was explaining.

And yes, Chi collects and expands from 2\” below the navel as it\’s drawn in from the lungs and the other extremities of the body, and then pushed out through your fingertips, and into grounding through your feet. Well, through anyones, actually.

This is done unconsciously, mostly, much as our \”normal\” behaviors. But harnessing this energy, in that same ball of consciousness as you\’ve spoken about is the key here.

I\’m wondering if this can\’t apply to stepping out of a persons comfort zone, so that they can create a whole new neural net, every time they do something or encounter something new.

Utilizing the focus of Chi, of course, was my point. It really is a powerful force.

Peace.

Would have liked you to have delved in more specifically on: a. Ourselves: how we can tell we\’re building connections vs. emotionally connecting?
Just feeling uncomfortable could be a bad burrito…
b. Our Prospects: got any tips for uncovering their emotional addictions?

Anyway, enjoyed your topic.

Since you mentioned the chi -

I see that as being my *total* energy, while the ball I was referring to is the thinking-feeling-aware part of me. Certainly the frontal lobes come into play there.

My \’conscious\’ consciousness (as opposed to, say, my subconscious or my unconscious)

That ball I visualize is the \”I\” - while the chi is the total \”me\”

Not to get too far into outer space, but I \’put\’ the chi energy (that\’s located two inches below the navel) into that ball of consciousness that
I visualize in front of me.

That\’s where the addiction comes in. Talk about a rush.

I better shut up now before this gets too out of hand!

Chi, meaning breath, energy, life. When one focuses that energy into a ball of creativity which they can \”feel\” and manipulate, in their third eye, it makes perfect sense that you\’d be able to pull things out much easier and \”feel\” better about writing.

In a way, you\’re addicting yourself to those same \”chemical cocktails\” and pathways that Daniel was talking about up top. You\’ve now engaged your frontal lobe into creating a network that serves the purpose of writing.

In other words, I think this is a great insight into how to avoid the issues of procrastination, laziness, repression of writing flow etc. I don\’t know if that made sense.

In any case, that was a really good article. Highly insightful. Thank you.

I recently sat down and thought about what motivation I would *like* to have when writing, and came up with the following reasons:

1. to live my dream

2. to honestly help people

3. to do good honest work

4. to have fun!

5. to challenge myself

6. to engage my world in a positive way

7. to express myself

Now, when I write (especially before I start) I sit down and imagine all seven of those reasons are contained within a ball of energy right in front of me.

That ball of energy represents my consciousness.

I focus on that ball and even imagine I\’m reaching out and touching it.

It made a difference in my bottom line AND I feel a lot better about writing.

It also ended any procrastination.

Something to think about….