A great article from Slate about how individualism has both infiltrated our society (surprise!) and about how the creative process demands collaboration. Whereas modern psychology has focused on the individual, a movement is afoot that argues that relationships shape, “our experience, our character, even our biology.” Emotions, Vaughan asserts, are “peopled” from the start. This … Continue reading
I was at a retreat yesterday. It was a Christian retreat. Actually, I’m still at the retreat, but taking some time to myself (as we were encouraged to do) to write and read and pray. At the retreat, we spoke for awhile about why we followed God: why have a relationship with God? I sat … Continue reading
