Enjoyed your piece this morning. Suffering is indeed a choice - something believed by many a philosopher (and Murakami - for those of you who haven't read him!). But something I've read alongside these thoughts and theories is that letting go is also an option. I'm not talking full riding bareback, fingers deep in mane, but more a loosening of the reins, allowing something else to take the lead. Something we are not in control of, something, that sometimes knows better and needs to be heard.
Agree with this, trying to be patient, to keep the channels clear, so that words can flow. Not really sure what I'm doing, it's a blind intuition, but feels more gentle, less torturous, more forgiving, something I can befriend, something that I'd like to stay close to, honour, perpetuate even.
"less torturous, more forgiving, something I can befriend" - exactly this! Trying to go slow. To be tabernacled in this space for as long as is necessary. Reaching for something that cannot be reached, but to be enlivened by the reaching.
Powerful piece. Reminds me of The War of Art. The topic is interesting. It seems the suffering is part of the genesis of the writing. The sensitivity of the writer (that maybe has incubated the suffering) has also led to the big, deep feelings that have needed to find a home.
Expression seems to be the only cure for the tortured artist.
Enjoyed your piece this morning. Suffering is indeed a choice - something believed by many a philosopher (and Murakami - for those of you who haven't read him!). But something I've read alongside these thoughts and theories is that letting go is also an option. I'm not talking full riding bareback, fingers deep in mane, but more a loosening of the reins, allowing something else to take the lead. Something we are not in control of, something, that sometimes knows better and needs to be heard.
Agree with this, trying to be patient, to keep the channels clear, so that words can flow. Not really sure what I'm doing, it's a blind intuition, but feels more gentle, less torturous, more forgiving, something I can befriend, something that I'd like to stay close to, honour, perpetuate even.
"less torturous, more forgiving, something I can befriend" - exactly this! Trying to go slow. To be tabernacled in this space for as long as is necessary. Reaching for something that cannot be reached, but to be enlivened by the reaching.
Powerful piece. Reminds me of The War of Art. The topic is interesting. It seems the suffering is part of the genesis of the writing. The sensitivity of the writer (that maybe has incubated the suffering) has also led to the big, deep feelings that have needed to find a home.
Expression seems to be the only cure for the tortured artist.
One, two, three, jump...
Beautifully said!
“what we respond to in any work of art is the artist’s struggle against his or her limitations.” - Saul Steinberg