8.19.24

Thought

The ecstatic is our compass, pointing to our true north. It arises genuinely in the process of creation. You’re working and struggling, and suddenly you notice a shift. A revelation. A small tweak is made, a new angle is revealed, and it takes your breath away.

This epiphany is the heart of creativity. It’s something we feel in our whole body. It causes us to snap to attention and quicken our heartbeat, or to laugh in surprise. It gives us a glimpse of a higher ideal, opening new possibilities in us that we didn’t know were there. It is so invigorating that it makes all of the laborious, less interesting parts of the work worth doing.

– Rick Rubin, The Creative Act

Quote

Kurt Vonnegut on creation: 

“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”

Intention of the Day 

My intention today is to release things that aren’t serving me and to live in the moment.

What is your intention today? 

Happy Monday,

Val