If it’s been a while since you’ve done something for the very first time, challenge yourself to find a new way. You never know what surprise it may bring.
“If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.”
– Neil Simon
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Because the term ‘perfection’ is normative anyway – most of life’s journey is about showing up and doing what little bit you can each day.
“Perfection does not exist. To understand this is the triumph of human intelligence; to expect to possess it is the most dangerous kind of madness.”
– Alfred de Musset
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In honor of those lost today in the senseless Colorado killings. May healing find its way to the families and friends of all those affected.
“In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we’ve left behind, and dreaming ahead.”
– Tony Kushner
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It’s amazing how a little pressure can move us to do great things. This tidbit from the gifted composer illuminates some of the keys to getting it all done.
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This week’s tidbit comes from woman whose playwriting captures the intense, the heart-breaking, the conflicting and the beautiful subtleties of life. It is evident that she has found a way to relinquish the need to always plan and manage when it comes to creativity. Let go, and watch what happens.
“Art is the writer not having control, but the subject having control of the writer.”
― Paula Vogel
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Having just finished The Empty Space, figured it was about time to share some of this man’s intuitive insight. Let time be a friend, a force for good in all that you do.
“Time, which is so often an enemy in life, can also become our ally if we see how a pale moment can lead to a glowing moment, and then turn to a moment of perfect transparency, before dropping again to a moment of everyday simplicity.”
― Peter Brook
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In honor of a man whose work defined what it means to be courageous. Thanks for the ever-inspiration Ray. You will be missed.
“If we listened to our intellect we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go in business because we’d be cynical: “It’s gonna go wrong.” Or “She’s going to hurt me.” Or,”I’ve had a couple of bad love affairs, so therefore…” Well, that’s nonsense. You’re going to miss life. You’ve got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down.”
– Ray Bradbury
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This turn of the century playwright shares a bit of insight that still applies today…and tomorrow…and next year…and always. Happy Friday all.
“Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.”
– Jules Renard
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Still on the road, but thought I’d leave this tidbit here for you. And remember this one applies to more than just travel. Enjoy the weekend all.
“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.”
– Langston Hughes
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Feeling a little off or disconnected? Try creating something. It can be tiny. It can be silly. No matter its size or import, it will still allow you to revisit that part of yourself that you’re missing.
“Art is a way of freezing time, or extending time. … It’s another way to bridge the gaps between us.”
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The heart is a muscle. It rips and tears, but always heals, often making the muscle stronger than before. Take a risk this weekend and chase down something that just might fill your heart to its brim.
“If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you. It may break your heart, but it will fill your heart before it breaks it; it will make you a person in your own right.”
– Maxwell Anderson
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This man takes a careful lens to the intricacies that make up our lives. Here’s to always finding adventure and sources of wonder. 
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.”
– T. S. Eliot
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This woman is the epitome of class. Enjoy the weekend all, and always make yourself ready for good things.
“Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.”
– Julie Andrews
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This playwright’s keen eye and unique voice has given us classics such as Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth. His wisdom on the human experience is second to none.
“There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning.”
– Thornton Wilder
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