I have over 200 recordings of little musical ideas on my phone. Every one of them came to me suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere.
They didn’t exist a moment ago. Now they do.
Ideas are like that. They visit us, knock on the doors of our awareness and offer themselves…
“Hello, here’s a little bit of music. What will you do with it?”
What makes it a song? It’s up to you.
Dance with the idea, or not. Tease it out. Work it out. Or not.
Give it a name. Play it again and again. Share it with others. Or not. It’s up to you.
Helpful Questions
What ideas have visited you recently?
What song do you want to play?
What story do you want to write?
A Book That's Giving Me Life
I find that what I need most can be a moving target, and this week I have really needed someone to unapologetically remind me that committing to creativity is WORTH IT. This book has been breathing into me and filling me with just the right warmth. It's good medicine for my soul.
A Quote That Inspires Me
From Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert:
“Are you considering becoming a creative person? Too late.
You already are one.
To even call somebody a creative person is almost laughably redundant; creativity is the hallmark of our species. We have the senses for it, we have the curiosity for it, we have the opposable thumbs for it, we have the rhythm for it, we have the language and the excitement and the innate connection to divinity for it.
If you are alive, you are a creative person. You, and I, and everyone you know are descended from tens of thousands of years of makers, decorators, tinkerers, storytellers, dancers, explorers, fiddlers, drummers, builders, growers, problem solvers, and embellishers. These are our common ancestors.
The guardians of high culture will try to convince you that the arts belong only to a chosen few, but they are wrong, and they are also annoying.
We are all the chosen few.”
What I've Been Up To
Podcast - Episode 2 of Something of Meaning is out! Mystical and I talk about being a practitioner. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Writing - Did I Get It Right? You can decide for yourself. I wrote about judgment, and got a little poetic too.
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