There were profound reasons for his attachment to the sea: he loved it because as a hardworking artist he needed rest, needed to escape from the demanding complexity of phenomena and lie hidden on the bosom of the simple and tremendous; because of a forbidden longing deep within him that ran quite contrary to his … Continue reading Quote for Today: Thomas Mann
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Quote for Today: Ellen Hopkins
Empty is the perfect state of being. Nothing inside to anchor you. Nothing inside to chain you down, keep you from living your dreams. Empty, almost weightless, you are an eyelash afloat on a blink of breeze. You can rise above tension and worry, loosed from the grip of gravity. Adrift in thermal lift, you … Continue reading Quote for Today: Ellen Hopkins
Quote for Today: Martha Beck
If you'd rather live surrounded by pristine objects than by the traces of happy memories, stay focused on tangible things. Otherwise, stop fixating on stuff you can touch and start caring about stuff that touches you. --Martha Beck, “Stop Worrying” Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: John Geddes
I deliberately spilled the black ink of despair because my perfect soul was a stained glass illusion - can you understand that? ― John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
Quote for Today: Jennifer Egan
Too clear, too clean. The problem was precision, perfection; the problem was "digitization" which sucked the life out of everything that got smeared through its microscopic mesh. Film, photography, music: dead. "An aesthetic holocaust!” ― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
Seven Common Assumptions That Chain Creativity
Would you like to be more creative? Some common assumptions can chain our creativity and limit our experience of life. We have incredible minds. The mind helps us perceive and make sense of the world around us, constructing a worldview and processing information to support that view. For this reason, the mind can also be … Continue reading Seven Common Assumptions That Chain Creativity
Innovation through our Limitations: The Creativity of Bob Fosse
We often view our limitations as stumbling blocks. What might happen if we embraced them and created through them instead? Bob looked different than the other dancers. He was small. His shoulders rounded slightly and his feet were a bit pigeon-toed. He had great rhythm, but with that body he would surely not get far … Continue reading Innovation through our Limitations: The Creativity of Bob Fosse
