tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post7925596172554320892..comments2024-03-07T04:13:36.330-06:00Comments on The Storyteller's Inkpot: In Praise of BoredomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-31518305852465053532011-10-30T14:01:48.700-05:002011-10-30T14:01:48.700-05:00Thank god for boredom, staring off into space, or ...Thank god for boredom, staring off into space, or what have you. The best ideas come from those moments and when we all least expect it, when we are most vulnerable and ready to receive, Lady Boredom/Distraction whispers in our ears: "Here's a gift. Pay attention to it...later."Mellisa Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350597062105039404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-87877119863494485702011-10-28T15:16:23.426-05:002011-10-28T15:16:23.426-05:00Absolutely. We have so little space to be bored wi...Absolutely. We have so little space to be bored with all the modoern gadgets. And then - tapping into our own brains turns out to be quite exciting.Claire Rudolf Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520445613916601377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-23000662989569817632011-10-28T10:56:23.487-05:002011-10-28T10:56:23.487-05:00My mother-in-law always says, "The trick to r...My mother-in-law always says, "The trick to raising boys is keep them too tired to get into trouble." Idle hands are the devil's workshop and all. <br /><br />I have girls. It's amazing how creative they can be when they are bored. If they whine about being bored, I have plenty of chores they can do. So they invent...<br /><br />If you ask me, the best ideas come from staring out the car window on a long road trip.Denise Harbisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387563520279991782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-80497555397534322742011-10-27T10:03:18.178-05:002011-10-27T10:03:18.178-05:00Love this: "boredom is all potential." ...Love this: "boredom is all potential." Would that I could get my kids to understand this concept! I would have to wrest all technology from their superhuman death grip!Portia Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768671385624440122noreply@blogger.com