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Liked this post from Muse Storytelling.
https://www.facebook.com/MuseStorytelling/photos/a.1697439100579809/2805635356426839/
David Wilcox Widsom
I'm very grateful. This contrast of getting to play for you reminds me that my life would be so different if I didn't have this place where I have to summon all my courage and all my soulfulness.
If I really want to show up for music---music requires that I not stay comfortable in my assumptions of who I am.
David Wilcox, Facebook Concert, 4/23/2020
On pitching projects
Some sage advice from Ed Solomon's twitter.
I've always hated pitching. I get self-conscious, become hyper-aware of those in the room (especially if I sense the SLIGHTEST hesitation), easily lose my train of thought. Then I got the best advice ever, and it's helped me enormously. So I thought I'd share it. It's this: 1/
— Ed Solomon (@ed_solomon) February 16, 2018
We spend so much time trying to figure out what we think the other person wants to hear. But here's the thing: we can NEVER know what is ACTUALLY going on in their minds. And we will never be the expert on what they need. HOWEVER... 2/
— Ed Solomon (@ed_solomon) February 16, 2018
We are the world's FOREMOST AUTHORITY on OUR OWN TAKE. On what WE love about something. And that is unassailable. Meaning: it can never be taken away. And so now, when I go into a room, I simply focus on what gets ME excited about something; what *I* like. 3/
— Ed Solomon (@ed_solomon) February 16, 2018
And so when I get lost - or self-aware.. I turn inside and ask myself: "What is it I love about this?" Not only did it change everything for me.. it turns out that - most of the time - that's EXACTLY what people want. 4/4
— Ed Solomon (@ed_solomon) February 16, 2018
ADDENDUM: Remember: the people to whom you're pitching have tough jobs, and busy lives. They're looking for people who will ease their burden. And you do that by PROVIDING YOUR OWN ENERGY. Despite whatever they may pretend to present, they're looking to hitch THEIR wagon to YOU.
— Ed Solomon (@ed_solomon) February 16, 2018
On mental pain [via Lewis]
Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.”#CSLewis
— C. S. Lewis (@CSLewisDaily) January 22, 2018
Bringing forth that which is within
“So this, I believe, is the central question upon which all creative living hinges: Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?”
— STORY (@STORYgathering) January 19, 2018
― Elizabeth Gilbert
Muses [via Tolkien]
Tolkien on writing-muse: “I hope inspiration and the mood will return. It is not for lack of wooing that it holds aloof. But my wooing of late has been perforce intermittent. The Muses do not like such half heartedness.” #TolkienLetters #writing #tolkien
— J.R.R. Tolkien (@JRRTolkien) December 4, 2017
Artist (on being one)
“Whoever uses the spirit that is in him creatively is an artist. To make living itself an art, that is the goal.” ― Henry Miller
— Brehm Center (@brehmcenter) October 25, 2017
Liked this.
Our adventures (on having them)
“You don’t really think, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit?” #Tolkien pic.twitter.com/BXWOhK54Vz
— J.R.R. Tolkien (@JRRTolkien) October 12, 2017
Always a fan of @JRRTolkien's postings.