I am thinking Ms. Gilbert’s words apply to all art forms, whatever they may be, and to our own creative process, whatever form that may take.
I am drawn particularly to her idea of recognizing the unbalance of extremes, of centering by bringing our creative passion home.
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Haven’t watched this yet but I love Liz Gilbert. Her podcast is wonderful
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Thanks for your interest Nadine
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Wow, only 7 minutes… perfect length. I have watched it now. Thank you so much for sharing this! I loved it.
I related to this so much: 02:47 “…But then I would find my resolve and always in this same way: by saying, ‘I’m not going to quit; I’m going home.’ You have to understand that for me ‘going home’ did not mean returning to my family’s farm; for me, going home meant returning to the work of writing, because writing was my home. Because I loved writing more than I hated failing at writing, which is to say that I loved writing more than I loved my own ego. Which is ultimately to say that I loved writing more than I loved myself. And that’s how I pushed through it.” (—Liz Gilbert)
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It’s my pleasure Nadine and I appreciate your sharing that which I also feel is the hub and heart of Ms. Gilbert’s talk.
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I would like to thank
the academy
~
traversing
mazlov & pavlov
survival without salivating
from illusions
~
there’s danger in
misunderstanding
one’s sense
of purpose or meaning
~
honouring ones’ self worth
sometimes becomes
dangerously confused
with pleasing others
~
I would also
like to thank the fans
and all my heroes
for continuiosly
inspiring
my dreams
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Hmmm…
It’s been awhile Geo
good to read you again
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I love what she said about identifying “home.” This is a very inspirational talk, John. I have a few friends who follow Elizabeth Gilbert very closely and from time to time they’ll share something she’s inspired them with and I’m usually impressed. She has a clear creative point of view, and she is very good at sharing it. 🙂
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I’m happy this was meaningful to you Debra, and thank you for your always thoughtful comments.
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I’m feeling the focus on losing dichotomies and centering ourselves. Love it.
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Good thought, thank you
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I adore LG, although I only read one of her books, I love every interview with her I’ve ever watched or listened to. (The book I read was Big Magic – recommend it if you don’t already know it – I got the audio so it was even in her voice!)
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Thanks Mixy, I don’t know it and will look out for it on your recommendation.
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