“Buddhism, no matter the sect or form it takes, also has a Founder story. There’s a guy, not just any guy but a prince, who runs out on his family, his responsibilities, his place in society. He’s like the guy Leonard (Cohen) and I often referred to, a mythical figure, the guy who tells the wife he’s going out for a pack of cigarettes one day and never comes back.”
– Eric Lerner, Matters of Vital Interest
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“The good news is that, contrary to everything you’ve heard, you really can lead a more creative life despite all of it. I don’t care what you’ve been taught. I don’t care what you’ve been conditioned to believe. You can think more creatively right now. Without running off to an artist colony. Without disengaging from your responsibilities. Without waiting for some fictional muse that doesn’t exist and never did.”
– Ernie Schenck, The Houdini Solution
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You don’t have to run away to be creative or do creative work.
You can feel like an artist but you don’t have to wear it on your sleeve.
You don’t have to change your name.
You don’t need a dogma.
You don’t need a guru.
And you certainly don’t need to become one for anyone else.
Embracing the constraints of our day to day lives can give our creativity meaning.
There’s no time for navel gazing.
Which means there is no time for writers block.
You get done what you can in the time you have.
Write here. Write now.
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