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by Andy Maxwell
(bristol, england)

Hi Guys, I have to say I don't have a story as yet but a longing to see some put up here, please do take the time to do so if you can, it is so rewarding reading about others' experiences.

I hope Erika doesn't mind me putting this here as it's not exactly what the page asks for (I won't mind if you move it Erika!)

It's about a possible pre-self-employment experience I recently had.

I have begun to write childrens stories and it's something which I feel deep inside me is 'true'. Right at the moment I can't describe more eloquently what this feels like, perhaps you know?

6 months ago I moved in with my girlfriend of a year and a half and have 'suffered' from a list of frustrations from doing so. Including feeling repressed, 'over'-loved etc. However she is the most caring thoughtful person I have ever met so I know all these are my issues. Anywho.....

To find my own space without moving out I started looking around for studio space to write. You know the type, a communal but private creative space where an artist can go to do their own thing and be around others of the similar mindset.

I didn't really know if this is what I needed but thought I'd look.

The first place I saw was a messy artistic space for printing and sculpture. I got a bit down when I saw my dream of a place crumble before my eyes :)

The next place, well it couldn't be more different. As soon as I walked in I felt sort of empowered. Inspired almost. I felt like I was grounded and happy. This feeling could've been from having good food the day before, having exercised etc. can't remember, but just that feeling, I can't ignore it.

So perhaps this wanting to be alone, to be able to do my own thing unencumbered by others' feelings and wants is actually real and should be honored by me?

All I know is that I had never felt quite this way before about doing something for myself.

Has anyone else?

Andy, Bristol, England.

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May 29, 2010
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studio/art room
by: Kerri

I think a room of your own is vital! I have a room that is just for me and the things I love. I have decorated it with all the things from nature that bring me joy as well as my favourite books etc. I have a desk to either screen print on, write on or just to sit at and stare out the window. Nothing in this room is sensible or expected. I try to keep it as a completely joyful, whimsical place where I feel most myself. I don't know what I would do without it. It's a sacred space.

Dec 21, 2009
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"A Room of One's Own"
by: Erika Harris

Hi Andy,

I adore your presence and contributions here. Thank you, so much, for sharing your voice and heart with us. It's a pleasure to read what you share, and I deeply relate to much of it.

Have you read Virginia Woolf's essay, "A Room of One's Own"? (Here's a link where you can read it online if you like:
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/w/woolf/virginia/w91r/ )

Gender issues of the time aside, I think all writers can sense the importance... maybe even the *urgency* of having space and silence for our writing and our minds. It is in silence that thoughts are incubated, and creativity is nursed. When we are denied that, we surely feel off-center somehow. Often not even knowing it until *pow* we, as you did, find a place where we can settle in our hearts and we know we've just breathed for the first time.

I believe creating the time and space for solitude is an enormous gesture of self-love and care. We say to the Universe and to ourselves that we are, indeed, worthy of The Blessed Hush... regardless of how loud and bustling the world may be... we are valuable and capable of being counter-cultural on this point, and gifting ourselves nice, clean, spaciousness.

I also think HSPs' desire for this kind of working atmosphere is a big reason why many of us consider self-employment. (I'll say more about this under a separate post).

Please keep us posted of your beautiful journey, Andy!

With Love,
Erika

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Dec 21, 2009
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Hi Andy, I adore your presence and contributions here. Thank you, so much, for sharing your voice and heart with us. It's a pleasure to read what you share, and I deeply relate to much of it. Have you read Virginia Woolf's essay, "A Room of One's Own"? (Here's a link where you can read it online if you like: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/w/woolf/virginia/w91r/ ) Gender issues of the time aside, I think all writers can sense the importance... maybe even the *urgency* of having space and silence for our writing and our minds. It is in silence that thoughts are incubated, and creativity is nursed. When we are denied that, we surely feel off-center somehow. Often not even knowing it until *pow* we, as you did, find a place where we can settle in our hearts and we know we've just breathed for the first time. I believe creating the time and space for solitude is an enormous gesture of self-love and care. We say to the Universe and to ourselves that we are, indeed, worthy of The Blessed Hush... regardless of how loud and bustling the world may be... we are valuable and capable of being counter-cultural on this point, and gifting ourselves nice, clean, spaciousness. I also think HSPs' desire for this kind of working atmosphere is a big reason why many of us consider self-employment. (I'll say more about this under a separate post). Please keep us posted of your beautiful journey, Andy! With Love, Erika

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