Begin Anew
The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day. — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

Very long days lend themselves to the notion of skipping things we promise ourselves we'll do. Things like writing, for instance. But sometimes we must shake ourselves loose from this notion and remind ourselves
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One’s Way
“The important thing is never to let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries; to continue steadfastly on one's way without letting oneself be either defeated by failure or diverted by applause.” — Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler was an Austrian composer who's work is familiar to us whether we know it or not. His Sy
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This Is the Way
"I believe that above the entire human race is one super-angel, crying "Evolve! Evolve!" Angels are like muses. They know stuff we don't. They want to help us. They're on the other side of a pane of glass, shouting to get our attention. But we can't hear them. We're too distracted by our own nonsense. Ah, but when we begin….we get out of our own way and al
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@borixon
that moment before one hits SEND can indeed be a very long moment

just in case you don’t know this quote:

“Henry Fonda was still throwing up before each stage performance, even when he was seventy-five. In other words, fear doesn't go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.”

Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

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