The Myth of Objectivity
At the urging of my father, I just read a piece by the late Gonzo Journalist Hunter S. Thompson written in 1994 on the funeral of Richard Nixon. (You can find it HERE.) I think I had seen and read the piece before, but had a fairly strong reaction to it this time. I have [...]
The Myth of Reasonable Goals
We’ve heard it all our lives: “Set goals, but set reasonable goals.” The thinking is, if you set illogical goals or outrageous goals and you don’t meet them, you’ll be disappointed and will stop moving forward. Perhaps if you have been stuck for a very long time and need simply to knock yourself off of [...]
What Do You Mean, You’re Not Writing?
I love being creative. That’s not much of a surprise for anyone who knows me, but I do. When I really start creating, when I really start listening to those voices who are giving me the ideas to write down, I start feeling a mixture of a deep satisfaction, slightly embarrassing pride, a vague but [...]
The Myth of Talent
I had a life-changing exchange with a teacher, once. We were talking about pursuing our passions, our art. About spending our lives doing something we loved. I stood up in class and asked a question that had been burning in my heart for years: “What if I’m just not talented?” He asked me, “What if [...]
The Myth of the Silver Lining
I am an optimist. Many people say that what an optimist does is always “finding the silver lining in every cloud”, to find something good in every situation, no matter how dire. This has also been called Pollyanna, after the novel, at least one movie and character of the same name. The young girl in [...]
Post 27 – Mythic Journeys
I’ve talked a lot in recent posts, about myths that artists carry around that, unacknowledged, can thwart their creativity. I’d like to change tack a little and talk about myth itself. Myths are important to the development and cohesion of a society, and often art is where the myths are codified and perpetuated. The early [...]
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