yearning
What makes letting go so challenging is that we need to let go of far more than mere emotional pain—we need to let go of hope, of the fantasy in which we undo what went wrong, of the psychological presence the person or pet has in our daily thoughts, and thus, in our lives. We need to truly say good-bye—to turn away from love, even when there is no
... See moreGuy Winch • How to Fix a Broken Heart (TED Books)
the right kind of peril when you’re in love with someone who doesn’t love you back - where you don’t want to let go of them because then you’d be choosing grief, choosing to lose them, choosing to grieve them. but also by not moving on you’re grieving that person every day. every time you look at them, you’re grieving that that person will never be
... See morethe constant tug between solitude and company, the desire to love so desperately and simultaneously be detached from it all, of wanting everything and wanting nothing
To let go, when you know you have to is like choosing both grief and hope. Hope that you have control over your life, hope that there is something that is more in alignment for you out there. But you are giving up the possibility of the known joy. There must have been something you are letting go of that is meaningful and beautiful. Letting go, for
... See morewhen I think about what the "right kind of peril" is, I'm thinking about my tendency to crave yearning of someone, not where it's so painful that you can't cope, but where you're in this lukewarm centre which keeps you warm but doesn't break you. it's this limbo state where you're in pain of yearning someone / something that you can't have but you'
... See morethis work is fraught with mistakes and errors. It's also a reminder that painting, and all art, is a lie.
There’s a reason the first letters of the word ‘artificial’ are ‘art’. Human beings crave deception—we need to see each other’s narratives. We make art so that we have an excuse to stare at each other.
Peering into someone else’s heart grants us
... See more‘we make art so that we have an excuse to stare at each other’ - the dent in his cheek was as if I’d grown my nails long and took a scrape out of him with it
Learning is downstream of doing. The order should rarely be reversed. Most real knowledge, knowledge worth attaining, lives in the hands . It must be cultivated gradually, like a garden. Really, it must be grown. Most real knowledge is the result of doing something deliberately for a long time and steadily making small improvements. It requires a s... See more
Do what you can't
how to love
A pro views her work as craft, not art. Not because she believes art is devoid of a mystical dimension. On the contrary. She understands that all creative endeavor is holy, but she doesn’t dwell on it. She knows if she thinks about that too much, it will paralyze her. So she concentrates on technique.
Steven Pressfield • The War of Art
If your intention is to ‘make art’, then maybe you’ll get a couple of good paintings. You may even get a show or two.
But I think of it this way: I don’t make art. I make things. Framing it like that keeps what I’m doing from becoming precious. And that’s a good thing, because to be precious is to be timid—and that’s bad. Creativity requires attenti
... See moremaybe via is an artist and says this - reflects how she is scared of opening up to epo