I can't see the beauty of things by looking at them either; I have to tell myself about them
Yeah, I'm totally including myself in this; I also have to tell myself about things things to really see them, and I think that's part of why I want so badly to tell other people too, and also part of what makes it so frustrating. I'm always a little envious of visual thinkers, because it makes me wonder if my way of seeing the world is somehow tainted or distanced from the truth of it.
When I feel like I'm writing well, I'm really tearing up my perception of the world and seeing it with new eyes.
Yes, yes, exactly! Also, I really sympathize with your mother; I've taken art classes in the past and had just that problem myself. I would always think, "Well, that's what this nose looks like, but it's sort of stupid looking and not really nose-like at all, so I'll just fix it by making it look like what I know a nose is really supposed to look like," and it would be just terrible. Heh.
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Yeah, I'm totally including myself in this; I also have to tell myself about things things to really see them, and I think that's part of why I want so badly to tell other people too, and also part of what makes it so frustrating. I'm always a little envious of visual thinkers, because it makes me wonder if my way of seeing the world is somehow tainted or distanced from the truth of it.
When I feel like I'm writing well, I'm really tearing up my perception of the world and seeing it with new eyes.
Yes, yes, exactly! Also, I really sympathize with your mother; I've taken art classes in the past and had just that problem myself. I would always think, "Well, that's what this nose looks like, but it's sort of stupid looking and not really nose-like at all, so I'll just fix it by making it look like what I know a nose is really supposed to look like," and it would be just terrible. Heh.
Thanks for the discussion!