Well done, you’ve arrived!

If you think it looks good, who else do you have to please? If you think your creative work is headed in a direction that pleases you, then who else do you have to please? Read the rest of this entry »

Avoid conventional, it is dead.

Being unconventional can be a lot of fun, once you get used to the idea that creative people are not ‘normal people’. Avoid conventional, it is dead. Read the rest of this entry »

Pretend you’re a tough guy

You have heard stories of people who acted as if they were courageous in the face of terrible circumstances and their courage paid off. Well, you can pretend in any situation you like and the good news is that reality, may never know the difference. Read the rest of this entry »

What do you want?

What do you want to achieve? No, be realistic. Right now what do you want to do? Read the rest of this entry »

Unlimited Imagination

Every person has fantasies, ideas that will probably never become reality. They may be about winning millions of dollars, or a business idea that rocks the world, or a beautiful voice that stuns millions etc. Read the rest of this entry »

Lots of problems, no time

There are so many people on the planet, all busy in their own little worlds, running back and forth, hurrying here and there. From a distance it must look more frenzied than an ants nest before a storm. Everyone is busy with their problems. Everyone has problems… or have they? Read the rest of this entry »

Creative spontaneity

So when you are in a corner, what do you do next? If I was in a fight and was pushed in a corner what would I do? Read the rest of this entry »

Strange ideas are better than stupid ones

Society consistently tends towards generic. It likes to level and remove the mountains. It likes to place us in boxes and seal the lid. We all watch the same TV programs, wear the same fashion, buy the latest electronic goods, drive the same cars… think the same dumb ideas… Read the rest of this entry »

Keep still life!

Life constantly changes. Situations shift, circumstances rearrange and new scenarios emerge. The days in your life are like leaves on a tree, each unique, yet from a distance all the same. (Wow, what a statement, that’s getting pretty close to wisdom, I’ll try and be more careful.) Read the rest of this entry »

creative storyI am not listening to you anymore

Over your lifetime, your little brain has collected information that you have collated, catalogued and categorized until you created a story. Each person has a different way of viewing experiences, so the stories created are unique and different. we all have stories to tell.

Governments and corporations are forever creating stories for us. Many people are happy with this situation, because it saves them the effort of organising and interpreting their information. Stories are often repeated so that they become familiar patterns in your brain. After a while, they become  firmly cemented in your head and not only do you believe the myths you have ben fed, you will fight for them.

Life is a series of stories. Everybody has lots and lots of stories that they could bore you with. A story does not have to be based on an event, in can simply be an interpretation of life or an abstract idea – insightful or idiotic, it does not matter.

Now there are a lot of desperately unhappy folks out there, frantically seeking answers to their unfinished stories. They will eagerly thrust their problems, (I mean stories) upon any half-interested listener. Sometimes they are hard to escape from, sometimes the unwary listener is swept up in the story and takes it on as if it is part of their life.

People with causes are forever trying to get you to believe their stories and to join them in their quest to climb to the top of an invented mountain. Religions offer a rigid set of stories along with powerful emotional hooks that draw you in.

An artist has to write his own stories. He does not have to borrow or believe what others tell him. You are writing your story as your art progresses and then one day, you will have a fascinating tale to share with the world.

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