by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing, Writing Habits
I post a blog every day. I also write a journal entry every day. What’s the difference? The difference is I put the blog post out into the world. A blog post is an act of creation, a journal entry is an act of reflection. They both have value as writing habits. The...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
My wife and I recently had our kitchen pendant lights replaced by an electrician, and I had the opportunity to see and hear a master-craftsman at work. (See the end result in the photograph above.) The electrician, who appeared to be in his mid-fifties, was teaching...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry, Writing
Lily pads, rain dropsTwo friends—a morning visitChatting with ripples. Although the photo of the lily is overexposed, I like how the rain drops are creating ripples, all of which will soon hit the lily. Of note, the lily is dependent on the rain; the reverse is not...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I have two writing muses. One is Yoda: “No. Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.”Yoda. Star Wars:The Empire Strikes Back Here’s a link to the best scene in Star Wars.
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry, Writing
How many poems does it take for me to say, “I write a little poetry, too.” For me, that number is fifty. Or, more specifically, fifty haiku based on fifty of my black-and-white photos. ( See some of the photos above.) Sure, it’s an arbitrary number, but it is large...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
People need a place to think, their own “thinking-spot.” Here’s one of my thinking-spots, about a ten-minute drive from my home, on the shores of Lake Washington, in a city called Kirkland. (It’s not my best thinking-spot—I want to keep that one a secret!) It has all...
