December 2010
99 posts
“I think it is better to concentrate on what you do as an artist, than to pursue acceptance from the world. It’s a waste of time to concentrate your energy on that. The acceptance will come when they need what you have produced or be amused enough by your work in the boredom of their lives. Keep your pride… and dignity as the giver, and not a taker. As the giver, we are creating the future of our world.”
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Yoko Ono on creation and acceptance, giving and taking.
- Yoko Ono (via patrykbot5000)
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”
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LOVE this quote by Ira Glass on the creative process. Inspiring! “You’ve got to fight your way through”
Ira Glass (via akeem)
“It is sad because you would like to believe that everyone is unique and then they disappoint you every time by being exactly the same, asking for the same things, reciting the exact same lines as though they have been handed a script.”
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Quote from my favorite holiday book, Holidays On Ice by David Sedaris
David Sedaris, “Santaland Diaries,” Holidays on Ice (via threeshotsfoam)
Dark Fantasy
Kanye West
LOVE this intro to the new Kanye West cd. Brilliant!
Kanye West: Dark Fantasy
IT’S LIKE YOU READ MY THOUGHTS AND SAID “We know what zomBea needs: MORE KANYE.”
<3
“Somewhere at the intersection of joy, fear, mystery, and insight lies awe, that ineffable response to the amazing world around us.”
—Oprah Magazine
New York is so fly
sooo true!
“You’re are the best that you can give yourself!”
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Just because no one has been fortunate enough to realize what a gold mine you are,
Doesn’t mean you shine any less.
Just because no one has been smart enough to figure out that you can’t be topped,
Doesn’t stop you from being the best.
Just because no one has come along to share your life,
Doesn’t mean that day isn’t coming.
Just because no one has made this race worthwhile,
Doesn’t give you permission to stop running.
Just because no one has realized how much of an
awesome woman you are,
Doesn’t mean they can affect your femininity.
Just because no one has shown up who can love you on your level,
Doesn’t mean you have to sink to theirs.
Just because you deserve the very best there is,
Doesn’t mean that life is always fair.
Just because God is still preparing your king,
Doesn’t mean that you’re not already a Queen.
Just because your situation doesn’t seem to be progressing right now,
Doesn’t mean you need to change a thing.
Keep shining, keep running, Keep hoping, and keep praying,
Keep being exactly what you are already. COMPLETE!!
“Because”-TD Jakes
Love this too Krista! Can’t wait to see you in Raleigh!
(via mindscapesme)
