It's not about words...

We are talking about communication, talking about language....Not the same thing. It's about inspiration - not the idea - before the idea, before its total, before it blossums in your mind, its about the thoughts and experiences that we don't have a word for...

I'm not telling you where I took that from, although there are a few readers who may have guessed off the bat, which is unavoidable. The reason is simple - because the moment I told you who or where the quote came from, the context, then your mind would go off to that work, replay it, and I'd lose you. Or if you aren't a fan of the work, or never heard of it, you may just shrug your shoulders and go elsewhere.

You might not think about the quote on its own terms.

And I've been thinking about it a lot this week. Blockages to communication - aren't words or language, but ideas, emotions, what's happening inside the person you are talking to and what is happening inside you. The stuff that happens before the words form or what we feel and can't put words to. In fact, sometimes, words just get in the way. They muck things up. Confuse the issue. The old, foot in mouth disease or faux paus.

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