I think of making love and making art as being very parallel. Even the most amateur attempt can be thrilling.
I am breathing in and out. Realizing this, I began to notice that each moment was not without its beauty.
Making art is an act of faith.
Enthusiasm is not an emotional state. It is a spiritual commitment, a loving surrender to our creative process. Enthusiasm – from the Greek, filled with God – is an ongoing energy supply tapped into the flow of life itself.
All of us are far richer than we imagine. None of us possesses a life devoid of magic.
In order to thrive as artists we need to be available to the universal flow. When we put a stopper on our capacity for joy by anorectically declining the small gifts of life, we turn aside the larger gifts as well.
What would a nontoxic god think of your creative goals? Might such a god really exist?
Choice by choice, moment by moment, I build the necklace of my day, stringing together the choices that form artful living.
Leap, and the net appears.
Technology teaches passivity. Absorbed in our devices – at any age – we are absorbed in someone elses perspective.
Doubt comes to the door in darkness, pretending to be alone and in need of your compassionate ear. But if you let him in, he’ll bring his friends.
I plant the seeds of love in my heart. I plant the seeds of love in the hearts of others.
There is not one pink flower, or even fifty pink flowers, but hundreds. Snowflakes, of course, are the ultimate exercise in sheer creative glee. No two alike. This creator looks suspiciously like someone who just might send us support for our creative ventures.
We are the ORIGIN of our art, its homeland. Viewed this way, ORIGINALITY is the process of remaining true to ourselves.
Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.
You are on the look out for experience, strength, and hope. You want to hear from the horse’s mouth exactly how disappointments have been survived. It helps to know that the greats have had hard times too and that your own hard times merely make you part of the club.
Setting skepticism aside, even briefly, can make for very interesting explorations. It is not necessary that we change any of our beliefs. It is necessary that we examine them.
It is important to remember that at first blush, going sane feels just like going crazy.
When I listen to love, I am listening to my true nature. When I express love, I am expressing my true nature.
Do not call procrastination laziness. Call it fear.