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Posted by Matches on January 03, 1900 at 14:32:32:

In Reply to: Some thoughts. posted by Julian on January 03, 19100 at 10:38:08:

Well, Julian, what strikes me as interesting about your thoughts here is not so much your reluctance to be creative, but the fact that you feel that you SHOULD be creative and are not.

I don't really know what you mean when you say "be creative and spontaneous." To me, message boards such as these don't really offer a lot of room to be creative and spontaneous. Mostly they seem to me to be a medium for, as you said, "just sharing thoughts."

But I hear you. I understood what you said especially when you said "I don't feel very free here for some reason." That for me seems to be a problem... Free to do what? I don't really know. But darn it, the message board itself is telling us to "feel free" right at the top! So I guess it feels weird to NOT feel free....I just say what's on my mind, as long as it doesn't stay there too long for me to change my mind about saying it.

Also from your post on "Fours' Essence":

"The question I often ask is, how can creatives/sensitives be incorporated into the world as a useful function without being slandered as flighty, unreliable or overdramatic? We're rewarded when we give the world our gifts, but are slandered for having the very personalities which would render those gifts available. "

I wonder this all the time. Well, maybe not all the time, but of all the things I wonder about, that would have to hold one of the highest percentages. At any rate, its nice that you look at it from a practical point of view: "How can creatives be incorporated into the world..." While I've never been a fan of changing adjectives into nouns like that, I've ALSO never really thought it possible for what you're suggesting to happen. At least not in the America we know.

A very unfocused Matches

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: First of all, Tiggy, please see my reply to your post under the "Do Fours get too full and Fives too empty?" thread. I would be honored if Ronnie would take a look at it too.

: Something about what Tiggy said made me realize that I do not feel very creative on the 4-board. Paradoxically, I feel very reluctant to be creative or spontaneous on this board which is supposed to be made up of creative/sensitives. I don't know if there are specific individuals that cause my reluctance--I haven't really thought about it that much. I just notice that I don't feel very free here for some reason. I'll still continue to post, just sharing my thoughts.

: Julian

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OOps--forget question. Umm... oops. :-[ Julian 15:05:06 1/03/00 (0)
Some thoughts and another question Julian 15:03:08 1/03/00 (7)
- Well, there it is, Julian. Matches 20:05:13 1/03/00 (5)
  - Re: Well, there it is, Julian. Hal 14:21:15 1/04/00 (4)
    - Re: Well, there it is, Julian. Julian 14:00:55 01/05/00 (2)
      - Ah, yes, but Envy due to unrealised potential, my dear Watson! NT Tiggy 19:33:37 01/05/00 (1)
        
        How can you tell if it is envy due to that or just plain envy? NT Julian 16:51:06 01/06/00 (0)
    - Ah but what greater fear is there... Matches 15:32:23 1/04/00 (0)
- *L* Cathy 15:45:43 1/03/00 (0)

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: Well, Julian, what strikes me as interesting about your thoughts here is not so much your reluctance to be creative, but the fact that you feel that you SHOULD be creative and are not. : I don't really know what you mean when you say "be creative and spontaneous." To me, message boards such as these don't really offer a lot of room to be creative and spontaneous. Mostly they seem to me to be a medium for, as you said, "just sharing thoughts." : : But I hear you. I understood what you said especially when you said "I don't feel very free here for some reason." That for me seems to be a problem... Free to do what? I don't really know. But darn it, the message board itself is telling us to "feel free" right at the top! So I guess it feels weird to NOT feel free....I just say what's on my mind, as long as it doesn't stay there too long for me to change my mind about saying it. : : Also from your post on "Fours' Essence": : "The question I often ask is, how can creatives/sensitives be incorporated into the world as a useful function without being slandered as flighty, unreliable or overdramatic? We're rewarded when we give the world our gifts, but are slandered for having the very personalities which would render those gifts available. " : I wonder this all the time. Well, maybe not all the time, but of all the things I wonder about, that would have to hold one of the highest percentages. At any rate, its nice that you look at it from a practical point of view: "How can creatives be incorporated into the world..." While I've never been a fan of changing adjectives into nouns like that, I've ALSO never really thought it possible for what you're suggesting to happen. At least not in the America we know. : : A very unfocused Matches : : : : : First of all, Tiggy, please see my reply to your post under the "Do Fours get too full and Fives too empty?" thread. I would be honored if Ronnie would take a look at it too. : : Something about what Tiggy said made me realize that I do not feel very creative on the 4-board. Paradoxically, I feel very reluctant to be creative or spontaneous on this board which is supposed to be made up of creative/sensitives. I don't know if there are specific individuals that cause my reluctance--I haven't really thought about it that much. I just notice that I don't feel very free here for some reason. I'll still continue to post, just sharing my thoughts. : : Julian

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