the Muse, Disregarded
I talk about letting myself overshare, and then i post nothing. I guess at this point, success for me would be consistent & continued creative output. And in truth, my day job is part of that. But that’s not enough. I want to get traction w/ my own work. I want a future built on my own terms.
it might be that i have to trust that i will eventually get to the items on my list. if i believed that i would actually come back to something, i might be willing to commit to one thing and then finish it then shift focus to another.
or, maybe i just need to lean-in and get better at doing many things at once?
either way, nothing will happen without a firm decision to make it happen.
artistic expression flows, but the difference between a hobby and a calling is that the calling is something you answer even when it is difficult to do or impossible to find time to do.
you do it anyway.
But life is an awkward encounter of submission to real limitations and pursuit of your heart’s highest dream.
it is living with the courage & spirit of poetry — let beauty press its lips on your most daring emergence from winter — let your work be an offering & an expression — let it be a dance & a rebellion.
you might hope to connect with & change the world but if nothing else, let your art move you — be moved by it, move with it — dance as you write, sing while you paint — make love to your canvas or to a stranger or to your partner discovered anew.
protect your inner artist by ensuring they get to do their art — the most dangerous thing for an artist isn’t ridicule, it’s inaction.
if the magic doesn’t flow through an artist, they get sick.
the muse that once lifted them to great heights becomes a demon and drowns them — for many an undiscovered artist, the exploration of expression is not an outlet — it is their lifeline.
it flows through them & gives them life or builds up & slowly, painfully, kills them.
there must be a canvas on which to process the many feelings to which they are attuned.
it is not selfish or silly to do your art — it is as natural & important as breathing.
learn your art & figure out a way to do it at all costs — this is your mission here — this and all the other things, as they make your art possible.
