While trauma is now sometimes overused to describe difficult, unfavorable, or inconvenient situations, in many cases the fundamental issues faced by the people I talked to were emotional traumas.
Read MoreBut one of the great things about having ADHD has been recognizing that my enthusiasm (which is often linked to impulsivity) is also my greatest power for creativity.
Read MoreI don’t want to define myself too precisely as an artist.
Read MoreEach of these anecdotes reminds me of a quote from a movie by the Kazdan brothers: “Some people think because they are stronger, or meaner, that they can push you around. I've seen a lot of that. But it's only true if you let it be. The world is what you make of it.”
Read More“As you create, you will naturally improve. Do not wait until you think you are good enough to start. You are always good enough to start improving.”
Read More“I only hope we can use all of our talents and creativity towards peace and love.”
Read MoreBusiness mentors are there to help someone change their mindset and approach to business success.
Read MoreIn that moment I felt a cleansing of my heart and my spirit.
Read MoreI kept looking to others to define me for me. And they did define me - but for themselves: in their image of me, or the image of who I should be, or of who they would want to be if they were doing what I was doing.
Read MoreMaking art is a lot of work. It takes skill, often specialized, and concentrated labor. To make good art requires intelligence and often education.
Read MoreWe need more artists, more art. Not just in our leadership, but in general — to expose people to more beauty, and therefore to goodness — so we all become forces of good in the world.
Read MoreSometimes the things we have to overcome to make our art are not the things we expected to have to overcome.
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