Sublime

On experiencing life slowly for an artist - Rick Rubin

I think when we’re moving slow, we’re stopping to experience each part. I know if I go to the beach for my morning walk and I go myself, I walk at the pace that I walk, get my heart rate up, stay consistent, listen to my podcast or audiobook, and pay attention to the things around me. I might

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Expected elation. Society has built a world that defines what's appealing and what's not. What success should look like. I spent years chasing this idea, and achieved it. And never felt truly happy. Why? It seems so obvious, there are a million songs and movies about how wealth and fame aren't the end all be all for human states. Yet we pursue it... See more

What is this life,

If full of care,

We have no time to stop and stare

At streams full of stars (W.H Davies)

In a world that is constantly shouting at us to do more,be more art tells us to just be. To live for the sake of living.its not about productivity; it’s the most beautiful way of wasting time. And that’s why it’s crutial that we don’t fall into

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As a society obsessed with productivity, where every minute must be optimized, we’ve slowly forgotten one of the most valuable parts of our childhood (and being human).

Embracing creativity without any pressure or performance.

To be silly and enjoy the process

To give our nervous system a minute to breathe

Connecting again with ourselves and others

Reme

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Yancey Strickler’s Nine Creative Meditations

1. To me or to the mean - Focus on what makes your work strange or unique rather than trying to fit in with what everyone else is doing.

2. You are your audience - Create work that satisfies your own desires and interests rather than trying to please an imagined mass audience.

3. Small is more rewarding than big -

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