From talking to artists and writers it is clear that something similar is related to bursts of creativity.

I would like to hear from people visiting this blog of how they exercise “creativity suspension” in their own lives – at work, recreation, with the family, or when approaching a difficult new problem.

Here is his explanation:
“For Quakers, the whole of life is sacramental and the silent worship in our meetings is intended to extend into everyday life. What this means is that business meetings, our meetings for church affairs, are held in the same prayerful stillness that we have experienced in our worship. Indeed the full name for our business meetings is “meetings for worship for business”. In practice this leads to a finding of unity beyond consensus, what we call the “sense of the meeting” which is much more than the majority rule found in other spheres of life. Because it is rooted in silence and stillness, the “moment of silence” is familiar to the process from the outset and if conflict does arise it is common practice for a Friend to ask for a moment of silence to consider the views of those whose are not our own. In our book of discipline, (really discipleship), we are encouraged to consider that we may be mistaken and that new insights may come from unexpected sources.”

We’d also welcome your views on the role of trust and ethical behaviour at all levels of society. How do you see trust operating  in the context of your workplace and local community? What levels of trust are operating around you and what do you feel to be the limits of trust.