It is impossible to get to the heart of your creative work without vulnerability. Art is not art without risk. The creative act is a courageous act. Dive into your fear. Make friends with it. Open up your heart to the light, even if it hurts, and it will hurt. Transform your pain into something … Continue reading A Courageous Act
Even if someone hates, hurts, or mistreats you, how you feel about that is up to you. People will wrong you, you will experience tragedy and loss, and the world will treat you unfairly. Pain is inevitable, but resentment and self-pity are optional. They are not a burden bestowed upon you, but a burden you … Continue reading Two Stories From Pain
Don’t be so inspired that you do nothing. Inspiration can be intoxicating. It is uplifting and emotionally satisfying. But the purpose of inspiration is not simply to make you feel good. The purpose of inspiration is to motivate you to action. This causes tension, however, because if you act, you might fail, and so you … Continue reading Inspiration As Motivation
Your art is not for everyone. Create that which pleases you. If you do it for others, it will fall flat. It will have no character. The best art is not comfortable to make. The best art feels vulnerable and risky. The edges don’t feel safe, but it is in that discomfort where you will … Continue reading The Edges
Decide what kind of artist you want to be and get to work. There will always be self-doubt. The fear of what others think will never fully leave you. Do your work anyway. You cannot do work that matters while also avoiding vulnerability. Make art bravely. Be yourself and let your unique voice be heard … Continue reading Your Unique Voice
Meditations Of A Gentle Warrior 