Man at Sonic

In TESOL we learned of: The Rule of Acquisition.  basically it said that when second language learners enjoy and are relaxed learning a 2nd language it is easier then if there is stress, pressure, etc.
I think this is what Boice is telling us in writing. Find a comfortable position, don't burn the midnight oil, take time to organize our thoughts, and even where to place out tongue so we can relax. But what I really thought about was his observation that we should listen and be silent!!
Today I went to Sonic. I saw a sonic worker kneeling behind a garbage dumpster in back looking out into the field. He was just kind of quiet and peaceful enjoying his surroundings. I imagine this was a break from the bust hustle inside the store. So what was he doing? I have friend in Jerusalem; Rabbi David Aaron. Sometimes I go to his classes and I often come out confused from what this red hair and bearded rabbi has taught us. He sometimes talks about an "outer" and "inner" self. Our outer self may be the tattoo, our one pair of tennis shoes of 50 pairs shoes, our car...it is kind of the material things that surround us. It's not who we are (Rabbi Aaron, I think). What we are, comes from our inner self. I imagine that is what the man at sonic was doing: getting in touch with himself. Rabbi Aaron would say ( I think) that energy that is connected to a larger energy.So when we sit and are quiet before we write just maybe we are connecting to that energy which I think is much more creative and where poems, songs, and stuff comes from.

I have been working on some poems. Here are a few lines.

A camels grunt, sweet Bedouin tea.
I am a bird on a mountain peak.

Looks like G-d threw down boulders
in a giant sandbox.


Please mister a few lucky gems
by the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.

I asked the rocks how many stars.