“the
truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:
a human creature born abnormally; inhumanly sensitive.
to them - a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune a tragedy,
a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god and failure
is death.
add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to
create, create, create - so that without the creating of something their
very breath is cut off.
they must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown will
and urgency they are not really alive unless they are creating.”
[ pearl
buck ]
“writing
is acting is directing is living your life…….
i see no difference between writing a play and living my life.
the same things that make a moment in my life succeed, combust,
move, these same things make a moment in my playwriting have life.
and when I move in my writing, I have moved in my life.
there is no illusion.
it is all the same thing.
acting is the same as playwriting”.
[ john
patrick shanley ]
“there
is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through
you into action.
and because there is only one you in all time, this expression is unique.
if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be
lost.
the world will not have it.
it is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how it compares
with other expressions.
it is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly,
to keep the channel open”.
[ Martha
Graham ]
“why
this fear of openness and the obsession with how wrong everything is?
snake, let go of your own tale and feel life’s sensuous pleasure
force move you freely through this phenomenal phenomenal world…………
the aliveness is within your own body
and there is no earthly reason to fight it
behind its many masks of fear, sexual wanting, anger, triumph, jealousy,
shame, excitement,
hate or joy is ENERGY.
do your work and build the grail that begins inside and catch every
drop you can of this
nourishing nectar and hold it”.
[ rumi
]
“there
is a river of creativity running through all things, all relationships,
all beings, all corners and centers of this universe.
we are here to join it, to get wet, to jump in, to ride these rapids,
wild and sacred that they be.
we are curious, we are yearning, we are longing to be amazed.
we are eager to grow, to learn, to be excited, to be enthusiastic, and
to be expressive – in short, to be alive.
only when we forget our inherent creativity do we feel blocked or stifled”.
[ mathew fox ]
“when
I let go of what I am,
i become what I might be.
when I let go of what I have,
i receive what I need.
by yielding, I endure.
the empty space is filled.
when I give of myself,
i become more.
when I feel most destroyed,
i am about to grow.
when I desire nothing,
a great deal comes to me.
this is the wisdom of the feminine:
let go in order to achieve”.
-[ [ john
heider ]
“our
deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. our deepest fear is that
we are powerful beyond measure. it is our Light, not our Darkness, that
most frightens us.
we ask ourselves, who am I t be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
actually, who are you Not to be?
you are a child of God. your playing small does not serve the world.
there is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won’t
feel insecure around you.
we were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.
it is not just in some of us, it is in everyone.
as we let our own Light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission
to do the same.
as we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically
liberates others.”
[ nelson
mandela ]
“love
the art before the dream.
dreams dissolve as we wake up and face the day, the art will always
remain as part of the day.”
[ marc
lindeman ]