“Tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out…” R.B. RIP

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:   I think it is fabulous that Ray Bradbury wrote 1000 “loving” words a day.   That discipline reminds me of the fabulous writing coach Brenda Ueland, whose book:  “If you want to Write”   is as exciting as Virginia’s  “A Room of One’s Own.”   (Carl Sandburg called Brenda’s book about art, independence, and spirit, “the best book ever written about how to write”. ) 

Curious… why is a doctor focusing on writing and writers in what purports to be a medical/health website?  

Because writing, being one of many forms of self-expression, is a creative activity which enhances our immune system.  One question I ask all my patients with cancer is “What are you doing with your creative energy?”   Think of expressing your creative being as your life boat. Without it, not only does your immune system sputter and fail but..  on a fundamental level, would life be worth living without the ability to be creative?  

“And God created Man in His own image” teaches the Bible. Steiner suggested that one interpretation of that phrase is that  a creative Being (God) created beings (humanity) which capable of creative activity.  The Baltimore oriel builds an amazing nest but not from real creativity – rather from instinct.  Free creative energy driven by enthusiasm “loving words”  are what we need to thrive!   “Enthusiasm”, hmmm… let’s look at that word.  It derives from the Greek “en-Theus” meaning  “God within”.   So be creative and thrive! I suggest that your live as well as your quality of life, depends upon it!