“I have licked the fire and danced in the ashes of every bridge I ever burned. I fear no hell from you.”
― Hush
― Hush
“We must be willing to fall flat on our faces. Fearlessly putting ourselves out there is simply a required part of the process. At the very least, it results in the gift of humility and, at best, the triumph of our human spirit.”
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“Often the Muse will not respond to direct and logical requests. She must be lured in with the playful and gentle.”
― The Nine Modern Day Muses: 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artists, Poets, Lovers, and Other Mortals Wanting to Live a Dazzling Existence
― The Nine Modern Day Muses: 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artists, Poets, Lovers, and Other Mortals Wanting to Live a Dazzling Existence
“Take the next little step-the smaller you make it, the more likely you'll take it..”
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“Relax your expectations, in fact, purposely lower them so low that you feel excitedly naughty about showing up to perform your work with reckless abandon. If that’s hard, open to doing it that way just 5%. Deliberately perform below your skill-level to get started and to see what ideas fall out of a relaxed approach.
And in that choice you will create an world of joy within yourself, you’ll truly be an artist of being alive.”
― The Muse Is In: An Owner’s Manual to Your Creativity
And in that choice you will create an world of joy within yourself, you’ll truly be an artist of being alive.”
― The Muse Is In: An Owner’s Manual to Your Creativity
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