tshuvah5771 wrote on 23 Jun 2011 00:25:
btw about the c.v thing as i posted it i realized my mistake, i figured no one will pick on it. and you did :-)
Cool stuff
Here is where I see the power of words and writing. It's not in the conscious, but rather in the unconscious. Yes, things can look different when you write them... But you can see a lot in the choice of words, the underlying assumptions, etc. It's why I like poetry as a form of self-realization... It works for me because I can "trick" truths out. This is in no way to detract from the
pshat, which is probably infinitely more powerful, but it is an amazing "spice" if you can do it.
For me, it is not writing that helps, but reading - today, tomorrow and next week. I tend to edit a lot, because I write stream-of-consciousness by default. Editing is an interesting experience, if you let it be.
Still - noticing where you chose to put the C"V demonstrates the power of reading what you have written. That's all I wanted to draw out