tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post5162970764339090039..comments2023-04-20T06:55:07.427-06:00Comments on Johanna's Spillworthy Thoughts: Night Owl, Morning WriterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-19069333541731841912011-09-06T18:42:00.000-06:002011-09-06T18:42:00.000-06:00Night Owl, Morning Writer http://t.co/A8wAFTS via ...Night Owl, Morning Writer http://t.co/A8wAFTS via @johannaharnessK. L. Kerr (@Penrefe) (@Penrefe)http://twitter.com/Penrefe/status/111328345190440960/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-51712343174987677322011-09-07T09:09:11.000-06:002011-09-07T09:09:11.000-06:00I want to say I remember that study, but it's ...I want to say I remember that study, but it's probably one of those things I want to remember. If it were 2AM, I'd probably know for sure.Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-18090716032717967132011-09-07T06:54:08.000-06:002011-09-07T06:54:08.000-06:00Yup. I seem to be the only one who remembers a sma...Yup. I seem to be the only one who remembers a small articl, tucked back in the "continuum" section in one of the old OMSI magazines. In that they reported a study(Cornell, I think) describing "2am Wow", a state experienced by creatives who stay up late, past the point of diminishing returns, and on into a state of perceiving a clarity of mind and sense of "oneness", thereby transcending their usual mental limitations and allowing them to create WONDEROUS COOLNESS. <br><br>Unfortunately, it doesn't always mesh with family life, the pursuit of 2AM-WOW, so now we go with four-thirty or five am "Wow, I can't believe I'm up!" Who needs oneness when you got plenty of coffee.<br><br>Thanks for sharing this, Johanna.john ross barneshttp://johnross-lovethislife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-82308534782800925382011-09-03T02:28:48.000-06:002011-09-03T02:28:48.000-06:00I am posting....."mornings are a time when dr...I am posting....."mornings are a time when dreams break gently into reality" on my laptop. I am a big fussy pants because i have to get up before everyone to find my peace and quiet to write. Thanks for blessing me with a new vision!Amy Hahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-48316230165564384132011-09-01T02:18:06.000-06:002011-09-01T02:18:06.000-06:00Good gravy, Johanna, you can turn a powerful phras...Good gravy, Johanna, you can turn a powerful phrase. Thanks for sharing those and the beautiful morning pictures. We have a couple of pics on our walls from a trip to Maine when we stayed at the Inn at Sunrise Point. Truly magical scenes, and healing to the soul. <br>I got up at 5 every morning so I could get to my school by 7 before the mad rush began. :) Don't do that anymore, unless I'm getting ready to catch an early morning plane. Great post.Marsha R. Westhttp://marsharwest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-67350142283043718942011-09-01T01:51:39.000-06:002011-09-01T01:51:39.000-06:00What beautiful words and pictures, Johanna. I, too...What beautiful words and pictures, Johanna. I, too, have teenagers who stay up all night. No, I can't outlast them. I really need to make the switch to AM writing. Thanks for an inspiring post. :)Clarissa Southwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-68428487296203986212011-08-31T11:51:55.000-06:002011-08-31T11:51:55.000-06:00You're exactly right about the 3AM time when n...You're exactly right about the 3AM time when nothing needs our attention. And how great is it that we have the power to adapt? :DJohanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-12884723268890058262011-08-31T11:48:01.000-06:002011-08-31T11:48:01.000-06:00That's so cool! Thank you!That's so cool! Thank you!Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-49889106094794164252011-08-31T11:30:38.000-06:002011-08-31T11:30:38.000-06:00Mid-afternoon is my low energy time, but I'm s...Mid-afternoon is my low energy time, but I'm sure I could adapt if that were my opportunity for alone time. And I think you're right about ages and stages. Successful organisms adapt, right?Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-21034040430088958352011-08-31T11:43:36.000-06:002011-08-31T11:43:36.000-06:00Actually, I liked it so much I shared the link on ...Actually, I liked it so much I shared the link on my FB Jotter Girl page!Jotter Girlhttp://jottergirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-8636440141568712272011-08-31T11:27:40.000-06:002011-08-31T11:27:40.000-06:00LOL, Angela. I completely understand. One great ...LOL, Angela. I completely understand. One great thing about getting up early to write? I stay focused. I just ask myself, "Would you get up before the sun for this?" Very few things warrant a yes answer. :)Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-46732893701982628152011-08-31T11:25:57.000-06:002011-08-31T11:25:57.000-06:00John--I do think you're right. It's the &...John--I do think you're right. It's the "going into the dark" feel vs. the "emerging from the dark" feel. But there's also something fantastic about late nights. As a teenager, I remember that feeling of silence settling over the house, becoming deeper and deeper. Nighttime always carries a sense of urgency with it--a feeling that I need to spend just a few more minutes reading or writing or baking or dancing--or just generally seizing the day. Or seizing the night, I suppose. :)Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-6518052553584607242011-08-31T11:19:19.000-06:002011-08-31T11:19:19.000-06:00Thank you, Peggy. I can't believe it took me ...Thank you, Peggy. I can't believe it took me so long to realize how wonderful mornings can be.Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-89116655592781577052011-08-31T11:11:50.000-06:002011-08-31T11:11:50.000-06:00I look back on those long nights with my babies an...I look back on those long nights with my babies and it reinforces getting up early to write. Some things in my life mean enough to me to go without sleep.Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-66209517073431382772011-08-31T11:15:27.000-06:002011-08-31T11:15:27.000-06:00Thank you, Meredith!Thank you, Meredith!Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-57447484578387595302011-08-31T11:18:09.000-06:002011-08-31T11:18:09.000-06:00It's great to hear from someone who did the sa...It's great to hear from someone who did the same thing I did as a teen. Being an introvert is tough sometimes!Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-69694984539035123682011-08-31T09:31:05.000-06:002011-08-31T09:31:05.000-06:00Beautiful, Johanna! I love the mornings after I ge...Beautiful, Johanna! I love the mornings after I get up and eat breakfast! I've never gotten up that early to write, so I really admire your dedication to it.Mary Vinehttp://www.maryvine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-37604293658926374812011-08-31T11:02:57.000-06:002011-08-31T11:02:57.000-06:00You, my dear, are magical.You, my dear, are magical.Kristinahttp://www.tenminutemissive.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-82819271854573700802011-08-31T11:07:36.000-06:002011-08-31T11:07:36.000-06:00Thank you, Jotter Girl! And thanks for recommendi...Thank you, Jotter Girl! And thanks for recommending the post to Barbara too! :)Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-81230578404592427482011-08-31T11:08:37.000-06:002011-08-31T11:08:37.000-06:00Thank you, Liz!Thank you, Liz!Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-45050010679873839432011-08-31T11:09:24.000-06:002011-08-31T11:09:24.000-06:00Yes. I have a terrible time with the rest of my d...Yes. I have a terrible time with the rest of my day if I don't start it in solitude.Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-54139557864922294792011-08-31T06:43:53.000-06:002011-08-31T06:43:53.000-06:00Joanna, how perfectly delightful this was to read....Joanna, how perfectly delightful this was to read. Thank you. My biological clock has been set and re-set for decades depending on work and children and now my "write-time."<br><br>I have enjoyed the witching hours at 3am when I am sure the phone will never ring and the house is still and in no need of my attention. Likewise, the early morning, those moments just before dawn when nature wakes from her slumber, are magical. I'm grateful that time and needs have given me the benefit of both ... although if anyone expects a coherient thought to pass my lips, they had better way until high noon :)ramblingsfromthelefthttp://ramblingsfromtheleft.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-18775054188266628072011-08-31T05:22:50.000-06:002011-08-31T05:22:50.000-06:00Wow. "dreams break gently into reality."...Wow. "dreams break gently into reality." I love it. <br>I've always been a morning person. I'm with Carley, I love the stillness just before dawn. Everything is clear, and fresh, and full of hope for a new day. That and the rest of the house is asleep. <br>Great post!Peggy Staggshttp://gravatar.com/peggystaggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-46847640417773142932011-08-31T05:45:35.000-06:002011-08-31T05:45:35.000-06:00This is an EXTRA fine post Johanna. To me the para...This is an EXTRA fine post Johanna. To me the paragraph just preceding the last is the fav. If the last paragraph is golden(which it is) the one just before is Star dust. You had me from Essential Stillness and sealed the (mind)deal with "Deep imaginings/aspects of humanity/Run Deep".<br><br>Thanks for this one. <br><br>Note: There is sometimes a feeling of something Dark - dangerous, desperate, about up very late that is gone, replaced by quietly hopeful about up very early. Ever get that feeling?john ross barneshttp://johnross-lovethislife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-60274021123164671402011-08-31T05:54:24.000-06:002011-08-31T05:54:24.000-06:00A beautiful, poetic post. But I'm still not ge...A beautiful, poetic post. But I'm still not getting up at 5. : - )angela parson myershttp://www.angelaparsonmyers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com