"You know those days where obligation and intention is a firehose blasting full on at you, when you are asked to make so many decisions that the sane response is probably to break or at least to cry but everyone’s looking at you and that is not what they need right now so you are going to have shrug it off and somehow power through?"
You know how to power through, Rantz. You will be good. And then hold that memory that no matter how hard the onslaught, you didn't break then and you won't break the next time either.
This is an excellent and inspiring practice, Ted! A way to anchor yourself in the true engine of creativity-LOVE- and keep it turning especially in those times when the next project is not yet visible or the road suddenly forks in too many directions. The discipline of remaining aware of what lights you up seems an essential part of developing and refining one’s authentic artistic voice and underlines the fact that, at its most effective, this voice is not “expressing itself” as much as it discovers itself in conversation with the WORLD. Thank you!
I don't know why you are getting so many comments, but this diatribe left me with nothing. I am thinking of dropping "Hope For Film" from my substack as it is not doing anything for me, even though I work in a whole new world of entertainment, that represents the hope of the future of film.
Why so many tears...?
Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all...
...They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day.
great exercise, thanks ted.
"You know those days where obligation and intention is a firehose blasting full on at you, when you are asked to make so many decisions that the sane response is probably to break or at least to cry but everyone’s looking at you and that is not what they need right now so you are going to have shrug it off and somehow power through?"
Jesus, just call me out on Main, why don't you?
Loved this, Ted. Thank you. Have a great weekend.
You know how to power through, Rantz. You will be good. And then hold that memory that no matter how hard the onslaught, you didn't break then and you won't break the next time either.
This may also be the fountain of youth! This is lovely and thank you!
This brings me joy! What a brillant and uplifting way to start the weekend.
“Isn't that the only way to curate a life? To live among things that make you gasp with delight?”
― Maira Kalman, My Favorite Things
This is an excellent and inspiring practice, Ted! A way to anchor yourself in the true engine of creativity-LOVE- and keep it turning especially in those times when the next project is not yet visible or the road suddenly forks in too many directions. The discipline of remaining aware of what lights you up seems an essential part of developing and refining one’s authentic artistic voice and underlines the fact that, at its most effective, this voice is not “expressing itself” as much as it discovers itself in conversation with the WORLD. Thank you!
I don't know why you are getting so many comments, but this diatribe left me with nothing. I am thinking of dropping "Hope For Film" from my substack as it is not doing anything for me, even though I work in a whole new world of entertainment, that represents the hope of the future of film.