Give Yourself the Gift

Opening yourself up to really feel what you're writing is not easy. We as humans and United States residents often find ourselves being heavily suppressed during our childhoods. By the time we become adults, we tend to have closed ourselves off from our major emotional valves. That is where the article "Give Yourself the Gift" comes into play.

My favorite professor in the whole wide world, actor/director Joan Darling, taught me many things about life and creativity. One of the most important was the "Give Yourself The Gift" concept. There is an internal switch you must flip to truly get in touch with your emotions. By having it switched off, it keeps you from being real during a performance or while writing a book. You must flip that switch if you want to get to a new level of power in your creative work.

Faking it may work sometimes, but do you want a method that works occasionally or nine times out of ten? It's your decision.