tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post5077697338963846883..comments2024-02-21T08:09:35.889-08:00Comments on ZenDotStudio: Bidding For Good And Embracing Your IntroversionZenDotStudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-67343147956655937632012-12-13T11:37:48.359-08:002012-12-13T11:37:48.359-08:00Hi Juana! Yes, the group thing, it's so intere...Hi Juana! Yes, the group thing, it's so interesting. She talks about how that push really started with our urbanization.<br /><br />I think that to do any kind of art, we have to be okay with being alone. And you're right because of culture, that is stepping out of the fold.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-27682979344990343402012-12-10T13:50:29.644-08:002012-12-10T13:50:29.644-08:00I remember watching her TED talk a while back. An...I remember watching her TED talk a while back. And I agree how there really is a societal push to be in groups. <br /><br />I definitely understand the comfort and strength that comes from stepping out of the fold and being alone. GalleryJuanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575583597100806570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-50839532474740910042012-12-08T21:11:48.843-08:002012-12-08T21:11:48.843-08:00Hi Laura! I'd love to hear what you think of t...Hi Laura! I'd love to hear what you think of the book if you read it.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-47676563374644617102012-12-07T17:39:10.499-08:002012-12-07T17:39:10.499-08:00this sounds like a wonderful book... I certainly f...this sounds like a wonderful book... I certainly fall into the introvert category... thanks for this recommendation!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-22005920029402307712012-12-03T18:38:35.399-08:002012-12-03T18:38:35.399-08:00yes, I expect a lot of us art types identify as in...yes, I expect a lot of us art types identify as introverts. I was reading an article about a textile designer and her comment to the interviewer was "don't do this job if you can't spend large chunks of time alone".<br /><br />Yep, I'm a home body too! Happy creating, Donna!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-7229430678185857652012-12-03T18:25:31.533-08:002012-12-03T18:25:31.533-08:00I have identified myself as an introvert for years...I have identified myself as an introvert for years now and my closest friends agree. I have had that book QUIET on my wish list for some time and now I am going to order it... painting really is a solitary act and I am happiest when I am home.layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-60299491231649649902012-11-28T21:43:24.852-08:002012-11-28T21:43:24.852-08:00I probably was to introverted to seek out therapy ...I probably was to introverted to seek out therapy (lol) but like you am finally coming to terms with what I have rejected in myself for so long. It's like a homecoming, don't you think?<br /><br />Yes, the silence and space is definitely recharging territory for me, and nature especially, all that comforting greenness! ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-66795895563759210172012-11-28T20:16:28.232-08:002012-11-28T20:16:28.232-08:00I'm a 4 on the Enneagram.....and an INFP on th...I'm a 4 on the Enneagram.....and an INFP on the Meyers Briggs and apparently a HSP (highly sensitive person).......all that I learned in the last few years...after what seems like hundreds of years of therapy. I'm finally accepting and caring for 'who I am'. And Susan Cain had the courage to stand up for us......I have not read her book.....but I'm sure to.....thank YOU.....Marianne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08176512013747283346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-30424385243916686692012-11-27T17:21:34.294-08:002012-11-27T17:21:34.294-08:00I know what you mean! When something gets cancelle...I know what you mean! When something gets cancelled and I get to stay home, it has a slightly delicious feel.<br /><br />Good to know our "sweet spot" as Cain refers to the place of just the right amount of stimulation for us personally.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-44975324345156553772012-11-27T15:21:01.363-08:002012-11-27T15:21:01.363-08:00From one introvert to another...Happy Holiday bala...From one introvert to another...Happy Holiday balancing days ahead...a little out and plenty of days in! I almost get the giggles when I realize I have a large portion of the day to myself...yeah me!<br />Lovely piece!<br />Blue Sky Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405128176114875597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-44311421024972987932012-11-27T07:54:23.634-08:002012-11-27T07:54:23.634-08:00I look forward to hearing how you like it! happy r...I look forward to hearing how you like it! happy reading!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-17445728353281437132012-11-26T22:36:08.935-08:002012-11-26T22:36:08.935-08:00I've just ordered it :-)I've just ordered it :-)ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-53742019546943293232012-11-26T21:55:23.117-08:002012-11-26T21:55:23.117-08:00Ha, I chuckled when I read your words, " I ha...Ha, I chuckled when I read your words, " I haven't ordered it yet because that would confirm that I am an introvert.... which is verging on shameful in my neck of the woods. "<br /><br />I say treat yourself to this book! For me it confirmed that I was not in fact flawed, but that my need to retreat into solitude sometimes is perfectly "normal" behaviour. There was ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-29023706358447324502012-11-26T21:39:35.946-08:002012-11-26T21:39:35.946-08:00My finger has been hovering over the order button ...My finger has been hovering over the order button for this book,(that and Henry David Thoreau's Walden) ever since I watched the TED talk some time back. I havn't ordered it yet because that would confirm that I am an introvert.... which is verging on shameful in my neck of the woods. Holiday season is not my favourite time and I count the days until its all over and I can retreat and ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-56233955051918340562012-11-26T20:23:37.783-08:002012-11-26T20:23:37.783-08:00yes, yes, big ear muffs! and perhaps directing the...yes, yes, big ear muffs! and perhaps directing the eyes into a good book or at a canvas or two!<br /><br />it's a bit easier to miss all the commotion living in the woods! ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-62640359943695700012012-11-26T19:58:35.491-08:002012-11-26T19:58:35.491-08:00i listened to cain's TED talk a couple of mont...i listened to cain's TED talk a couple of months ago; the main thing i remember is thinking "i told you so!" repeatedly, hee!<br /><br />i will be having my ears well covered and eyes averted from the upcoming commotion...<br /><br />xoxo<br />lynne hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682812765012431260noreply@blogger.com