Discipline has always been the path to freedom for me as an artist. I can't just wait around for inspiration. I never really feel like writing, but in 35 years I have established the habit of being strict and firm with myself. I get my work done, rain or shine.
And all the people who have lives I admire--for
their commitment to meaningful work, and the ability to have joy and radical
playfulness and a sense of having both a strong center and an
expansiveness--well, all these people practice a spiritual path. They tend to
have a spiritual community in which they are regular members, a meditation
practice, certain rituals they adhere to, scripture to which they regularly
turn etc. And I have witnessed my whole life that those practices lead to a
sense of freedom.
So I
adopted that way of life too.To read the whole interview go to:
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