swishism

Here is a sentence I wrote in the draft manifesto of the whole swishism quest, when I first began

I guess I am trying to write swishisms that shame.whoever.is.still.hawking lies, that stretch.whatever’s.inelastic.starting.here, today; realising that it will either snap back with a force that propels us to another place or break the status quo entirely.

I think I was onto something, what I didn’t count on was my inconsistency posting these posts. Since starting this blog, though, some things have changed.  Long story short:  I’m in shape of my life, I exercise a few times week, eat a reasonable diet, get enough sleep, but…

some very good physiotherapists have assured me I need to do a series of stretches everyday for the rest of my life to stay at a physical peak without pain.  Everyday.  Nothing to panic about; I’m thankful that it’s just a preventive measure that will help to avoid any real pain, and offer huge flexibility gain.  More than that I’ve snapped out of agreeing that inconsistency, in any respect, is OK, that it has no effect (although it didn’t cause the condition, inconsitency won’t help it).  No more hawking lies to self or refusing to stretch for me. Lets hope we see that commitment online, too. I’ll be posting 3 swishisms a week from now on.

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I’m often asked how I write, about my method and such.  Unfortunately, after 5 years or so of gigging , I still find myself seeking “the answer” from other more experienced writers.

Things have gotten a lot better though, and when I look back on things I can see there’s a thin line between the sincere I-want-to-be-a-real-writer aspiration and the I’m-gonna-be-a-real-writer hubris. The latter expects it will just happen; the other respects a  Jiminy Cricket voice that challenges her the moment she’s tempted to break the daily habits of accretion, of simple discipline factored over time;  “skipping writing?” is his favourite question, followed by a seemingly sympathetic “I see” and then the clincher, a muttered observation that calls it like it is, “half-stepper”.  Seinfeld’s  dontbreakthechain is as good a strategy as any, for any type of writer.  I’m gonna use it for keeping these swishisms coming, no half-stepping.

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