This is a figurine I painted while I was waiting for my son to paint something else. Fun. He keeps me company.

Below is a pebble that's been polished on this top surface only. I often hold this and smooth my fingers over the various surfaces. Very soothing.

And over there (to the right) is one of those Japanese thingees where you fill in one eye, make a wish, and fill in the other when the wish comes true. It's on my desk. Both his eyes are filled in.

All these things help me write. They're items that have positive associations or that help me shift my mind just one-off while I'm thinking. Rubbing that pebble lets my conscious separate from my unconscious and stop interfering.

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