Monica
http://polebridgeyurt.com
“to require perfection is to invite paralysis. The pattern is predictable: as you see error in what you have done, you steer your work toward what you imagine you can do perfectly. You cling ever more tightly to what you already know you can do — away from risk and exploration, and possibly further from the work of your heart. You find reasons to procrastinate, since to not work is to not make mistakes. Believing that artwork should be perfect, you gradually become convinced that you cannot make such work. (You are correct.) Sooner or later, since you cannot do what you are trying to do, you quit. And in one of those perverse little ironies of life, only the pattern itself achieves perfection — a perfect death spiral: you misdirect your work; you stall; you quit.”
― Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
― Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
“The fact that awareness has no boundaries does not mean that in our human interactions we do not sometimes need boundaries. Our inner knowing will sense when the well-being of the body-mind requires our moving away from toxic environments, whether physical or psychological.”
― Ending the Search: From Spiritual Ambition to the Heart of Awareness
― Ending the Search: From Spiritual Ambition to the Heart of Awareness
Monica’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Monica’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Monica
Lists liked by Monica






![The Elements of Style [Illustrated] by William Strunk Jr. The Elements of Style [Illustrated] by William Strunk Jr.](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1496794202l/453553._SX50_.jpg)
















