Comments on: The Beauty of Whitespace

By: The Faith Genome: Dare To Beat Monotony | Faith Barista

The Faith Genome: Dare To Beat Monotony | Faith Barista — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:07:12 +0000

[...] began by first taking some long overdue Whitespace one Saturday morning. I drove to a nearby park in the mountains and hiked in until I found a quiet [...]

By: A True New: A Soul Resuscitation | Faith Barista

A True New: A Soul Resuscitation | Faith Barista — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:07:12 +0000

[...] laid myself down on a more inviting, cushioned, grace-lined pallet of “non-productive” whitespace and did some [...]

By: Happy New Year! A Faith Barista’s Whitespace | Faith Barista

Happy New Year! A Faith Barista’s Whitespace | Faith Barista — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:08:38 +0000

[...] This Faith Barista is taking a week off blogging to retreat to my Whitespace. [...]

By: The Best Of Faith Barista 2009: The Top 10 | Faith Barista

The Best Of Faith Barista 2009: The Top 10 | Faith Barista — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:41:20 +0000

[...] 4. The Beauty of Whitespace [...]

By: First In Line For Christmas | Faith Barista

First In Line For Christmas | Faith Barista — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:06:45 +0000

[...] Maybe I was just born that way. Don’t get me wrong. There’s a time and a place for slowing down and sucking the nectar out of life. But, there’s something about lining up that makes me a [...]

By: Bonnie Gray

Bonnie Gray — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:05:51 +0000

@Debby: Hi, Debby! Wonderful to have you here. I am with you. I am so inspired and encouraged by the insightful thoughts people share in the comments! Blessings, back!

By: Debby

Debby — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:52:46 +0000

I’m all for some white space! God and coffee….things I love.

I was reading some other posts here, and I’m pleasantly surprised at all the thoughtful comments. You seem to bring out the inspiration in writers!

Blessings!

By: The Call of Love Whispers | Faith Barista

The Call of Love Whispers | Faith Barista — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:25:30 +0000

[...] weekend, on my whitespace appointment with God outdoors, I heard the call of the [...]

By: Bonnie Gray

Bonnie Gray — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:27:39 +0000

@Billy: “I try every day to get my whitespace in. If I don’t, there seems to be a lot of gray.” Spot on. What memorable play of words that ring true. No wonder you’ve got creativity coming out of your ears! Not surprised.
@Bradley: I’m impressed that you have the discipline to get on the treadmill at lunch rather than slipping in some more desk work! Thanks also for the footnote on the doc’s lecture on correlation between sleep and creativity. So, the Sunday afternoon nap and beauty rest isn’t just for looks, huh? It’s for the inner beauty of creativity. Great addition to this post. Thank you!

By: Bradley J. Moore

Bradley J. Moore — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:55:43 +0000

Bonnie, once again you nailed it. I think most of us know this intuitively, but we get too caught up in the moments, and get into this kind of inertia of getting things done (which is paradoxical, I know…). I have found that getting good sleep also counts as white space. I recently saw a lecture by a sleep Dr. who had some pretty profound things to say about the scientific corellation between getting a good 8 -9 hours of sleep and one’s performance/creativity output.
I also have found that getting on the treadmill in the middle of the day (my company has a gym onsite) and turn up the ipod, and just let it all go, I tend to get some amazing ideas for writing – even the exact words coming to me. I have to scurry off and scratch them all down after the workout’s finished!
And then, the nothing-time, like you said. How luxurious does that seem. I try to at least take a vacation alone with God once a year (check out my story which is posted at Insidework.net on Thurs-Fri). That also has proved to be a huge spiritual boost.

Thanks for such a great post.