tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post7213965236901640476..comments2023-11-02T08:00:18.340-07:00Comments on Finnegan Begin Again: Goddess of the Week: SarasvatiMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-52311469252849228572011-04-23T06:49:51.355-07:002011-04-23T06:49:51.355-07:00Hmm, my current (deadlined) manuscript is not flow...Hmm, my current (deadlined) manuscript is not flowing as smoothly as planned. I think I'll tap into Saravasti for some assistance. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-31771771459506780382011-04-19T10:55:40.965-07:002011-04-19T10:55:40.965-07:00I've wanted to make children's books for y...I've wanted to make children's books for years, but I've always been to afraid of failure to try. I'm getting over that fear now, and I was wondering if you have a goddess who might be able to help me out. I'm coming out of a dark time in my life, and I'm pleased to announce that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a train! I can't even begin to post what I'm going through, but let's just say I need a lot of help and I think one of the ways I can help myself is to chase my dreams even if I'm sure that I don't know what I'm doing. Thanks in advance for adding me to the queue!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182172661544456390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-1813630051681381152011-04-18T15:00:32.744-07:002011-04-18T15:00:32.744-07:00Lindsay: I'm so glad you approve! Of course,...Lindsay: I'm so glad you approve! Of course, feel free to link to it. I would love that.<br /><br />Jen: So glad you found me. Thanks for the visit.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-17446912957409631242011-04-18T05:41:03.702-07:002011-04-18T05:41:03.702-07:00Beautifully said. "Stay in the river ....&qu...Beautifully said. "Stay in the river ...."Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-54733968199708125472011-04-18T04:50:02.828-07:002011-04-18T04:50:02.828-07:00This is so cute! I found you over at Lindsay's...This is so cute! I found you over at Lindsay's blog and what a great blog! I love that you choose Goddesses who best describe what someone needs! That's fabulous!<br /><br />My creative muse is Julie Andrews, she is the peanut butter to my jelly ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-4754699961249271472011-04-17T16:04:45.219-07:002011-04-17T16:04:45.219-07:00That was really great advice about staying in the ...That was really great advice about staying in the river.<br />Another wise and wonderful post.Shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608168607510299123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-91325421703806898602011-04-17T14:47:45.452-07:002011-04-17T14:47:45.452-07:00SHE'S PERFECT!!!!! I just got back into town ...SHE'S PERFECT!!!!! I just got back into town and am thrilled to find my goddess waiting for me! I'm going to link to this if you don't mind for my post tomorrow:) Thanks Margaret, you are amazing!!!Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-72826931304427515562011-04-17T12:34:03.232-07:002011-04-17T12:34:03.232-07:00I love the idea of a goddess of grocery lists. No...I love the idea of a goddess of grocery lists. Now that's a truly practical goddess!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-27821581061067947362011-04-16T20:38:49.812-07:002011-04-16T20:38:49.812-07:00Thanks Jean-I enjoyed reading that. My early work ...Thanks Jean-I enjoyed reading that. My early work was inspired by Indian Classical music-I have a couple of pieces with the tanpura, the instrument held by Sarasvati.Najma Velshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643863061160809338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-40171372327177792542011-04-15T20:48:38.802-07:002011-04-15T20:48:38.802-07:00So many good (and funny) things in this post. Espe...So many good (and funny) things in this post. Especially loved, "At some point, as an artist, you need to stop observing and judging and just jump in the water and let the river take you where it wants you to go."Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362018153534133671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-33527202344195368112011-04-15T19:13:21.360-07:002011-04-15T19:13:21.360-07:00It helps to have a big inner tube to lay in while ...It helps to have a big inner tube to lay in while floating down the river! I'll think of you Margaret, when our summer "tubing" folks get wet again...and about being a bystander or a passionate lover of life.Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609173450576055443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-31041902226035271382011-04-15T15:46:51.555-07:002011-04-15T15:46:51.555-07:00I love all your goddesses. I need to get back in t...I love all your goddesses. I need to get back in that river. Thanks for the gentle (and wise and funny) push.Susan Campisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255628787592008617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-63476185208998808472011-04-15T10:22:53.459-07:002011-04-15T10:22:53.459-07:00Jess: I definitely know about the art of cramming ...Jess: I definitely know about the art of cramming children's toys. Once I had a dream that I was walking on a sea of Legos. Very painful.<br /><br />Star: I, too, find that it's nice to know where the river is ultimately headed, but if I'm over prepared then my fiction gets stale. It's a balanceMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-82867135916138347252011-04-15T10:11:37.287-07:002011-04-15T10:11:37.287-07:00Lindsay... can we share her? :-)Lindsay... can we share her? :-)Curlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639974437875505265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-13920525585665580432011-04-15T08:59:38.726-07:002011-04-15T08:59:38.726-07:00I still don't need a god or goddess but I like...I still don't need a god or goddess but I like your version of the inventon of Sanskrit.Tony Van Helsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879258913766153068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-825770106152125402011-04-15T06:22:44.107-07:002011-04-15T06:22:44.107-07:00I'm rather partial to dog paddling. Thank you...I'm rather partial to dog paddling. Thank you for your wisdom, dear Margaret.Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-54767209043266574252011-04-15T05:38:08.286-07:002011-04-15T05:38:08.286-07:00An extra specially beautiful and helpful post, tha...An extra specially beautiful and helpful post, thank you. Just jumping into the water, just getting over the fear of the blank page, the first few words are always the hardest. Avoiding stagnating detours isn't easy, either, but my Ph.D. dissertation advisor (!Cosmos bless you, Dr. Eunice Howe at the University of Southern California!) had an iron-clad remedy for that: writing a very <b>very</b> detailed table-of-contents style road map before starting the actual writing. It's as boring as heck, and some tweaking does take place as you go along, but--personal experience speaking here--it really does help one avoid those temptations to detour, or to go into too much detail not pertinent to the argument on hand. And your reader/editor/listener will bless you. You'll bless yourself, too, because you'll see holes in your documentation/ideas far enough in advance of the deadline to avoid stomach-churning urgent e-mails and faxes.Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350579051520505525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-2698926839963788912011-04-14T21:29:37.890-07:002011-04-14T21:29:37.890-07:00Some days you tread water, some days you do the bu...Some days you tread water, some days you do the butterfly. But yeah, as long as you stay in.<br /><br />Margaret, I love learning about these goddesses. This is great stuff.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-81556614294586557712011-04-14T19:38:26.683-07:002011-04-14T19:38:26.683-07:00Funny and deep. A goddess for us all--Funny and deep. A goddess for us all--Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-55756798207680897512011-04-14T19:12:53.478-07:002011-04-14T19:12:53.478-07:00You always delight and amaze me. And now I'll ...You always delight and amaze me. And now I'll get all pruny because you've advised us to stay in the pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-71030820424940340852011-04-14T18:27:31.411-07:002011-04-14T18:27:31.411-07:00"when you become a bystander in your own life..."when you become a bystander in your own life that your creative process, and everything else, falls apart."<br /><br />so truePasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-83403157530171721072011-04-14T16:11:17.596-07:002011-04-14T16:11:17.596-07:00I like the idea of the river, flowing always, taki...I like the idea of the river, flowing always, taking us around the bend, over the falls of creativity. That's what it feels like sometimes.<br /><br />And now I've got a Bobby Darin tune in my mind, Up the Lazy River ...Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-68718574094788385452011-04-14T15:37:51.089-07:002011-04-14T15:37:51.089-07:00I learned a lot here about Sarasvati. I knew that ...I learned a lot here about Sarasvati. I knew that students in India pray to her before exams. But she is so much more than that. A river, she gave the Alphabet, wow...<br />Thank you. Lovely.claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-2853741684381587872011-04-14T14:44:08.931-07:002011-04-14T14:44:08.931-07:00Another beautiful post! I think that every day is ...Another beautiful post! I think that every day is a work of art in and of itself- some days its about the art of patience, sometimes its about the art of finding things, sometimes it's the art of cramming and endless amount of children's toys into storage containers which are much too small... It's all art! With this goddess on her side, I know your friend will find the inspiration she needs in an unexpected place! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182172661544456390noreply@blogger.com