Why is it when a human being is in pain, there are no other thoughts to process in the brain besides those of pain? I realized my back was hurting this afternoon walking up the stairs at the HSU campus to the library. I was going to get a book for my SW580 class for the extra reading that we have to do this semester and almost passed out from the pain. It is all I have been able to think about. I could barely get my leg into the car, could not bend over to get a movie off the bottom shelf at the video store and have trouble getting out of my recliner in my living room. I still don't know what I actually did to hurt it. Hmmm.
Well, while I've been lying here in my chair in pain, I've kept up on some of my friends on Facebook and read the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This story kept my thoughts from straying to my back so often. I loved this story of a freshman in high school that transfers from his reservation school to the good, "rich" school away from his home. It talks about his trials and tribulations of being Native American in a racist, white environment and the guilt he feels over leaving his reservation. When I looked at checking the book out, I didn't know it was a children's book, but that made it fun to read since the story was so interesting of the plight, not only of the Native Americans in our country, but of being a young adult in an oppressive society. If any of my classmates want to get together and do their presentation on this book, let me know. This was a great story.
Earlier this week, I read the chapter of our textbook on freewriting. This style and exercise in writing has been my style for years. I have always used freewriting in a journal, when I've written. It frees the mind. I really liked the author's idea of doing a mind map to start you off, if needed, to get your thoughts onto a deeper topic that you want or need to explore. I hope my professor doesn't mind that I am using my blog as a kind of freewrite at the moment. I'm using it this way to get myself used to blogging, and as a tool to get used to having others read my words. I am censoring myself somewhat more that I would do freewriting in my journal because not everything I think should be out on the internet for free consumption. Some of my thoughts are private, but some are just ramblings, like this paragraph. How fun! (I am now chuckling that I did this.) I am also editing this and correcting grammar and spelling since it is for others.
I think it is time for bed now. I will bid you all a fine farewell.
Good night.
Lisa,
ReplyDeleteWow, you do love writing and you are good at it too. I struggle with every sentence that I have to put on paper. I guess I have difficulty typing as fast as I think and the next thing you know my thoughts are off in a totally different direction and my writing makes no sense any longer. See, there it happened again. Anyway, I really like your blog. Please keep it up it's great. And yes you can call anytime if you have questions, or want to go over something, or just talk but, it seems that you have a great and big support system in place. I am very glad that you are part of the program and am looking forward reading more of your thoughts and inputs.