A House With Four Rooms

"There is an Indian proverb or axiom that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional, and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but, unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person." Rumer Godden.

A useful exercise: to explore your rooms using Natalie Goldberg's approach to writing.

Writing is a compulsive way to make sense of ourselves and the life we live. Storytelling takes us to the creative other within who wants to be heard. Enriching and whilst a solitary occupation, we are never truly alone when telling ourselves a story.

A perceptive colleague once asked "Do you read simply for enjoyment or is there another agenda?" The pleasure factor is high, that begins with browsing for new and established authors. Holding a book and reading the cover blurb, is anticipatory. The hidden treasure to discover inside, a teasing thought.

Then there are the pauses, when thinking about the characters as a story moves along. Finding an author's story devices, I'm into that kind of analysis, that’s part of my reading pleasure. How I become hooked by a story and what makes it an irresistible read, gives me a buzz.