Inspiring. Catchy thump, thump, thump rhythmic cadence. Hypnotic. Worthy 3 minute clip. A few of my favorite excerpts.
“This is an invocation for anyone who hasn’t begun to start, who is stuck between 0 and 1”
“Let me think about the people I care about the most. Like when they fail or disappoint me, I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend the same generosity to myself.
“If I catch myself wearing a tutu – 2FAT, 2LATE, 2OLD, let me shake it off like…”
“Let me be not so vain to think that I am the sole author of my victories and a victim of my defeats…”
“Let me remember that the unintended meaning that people project on to what I do is neither my fault or something I can take credit for.”
“Let me not think of my work only as a stepping stone to something else. And if it is, let me be fascinated with the shape of the stone.”
“There’s no need to sharpen my pencils anymore; my pencils are sharp enough. Even the dull ones will make a mark.”
“And God let me enjoy this. Life isn’t just a sequence of waiting for things to be done.
***Note some coarse language that may be offensive to certain readers.
Thanks for sharing this. There were a few which resonated and left an impression:
“Let me not think of my work only as a stepping stone to something else. And if it is, let me be fascinated with the shape of the stone.”
“There’s no need to sharpen my pencils anymore; my pencils are sharp enough. Even the dull ones will make a mark.”
Yes…I’m with you.
Wonderful post.
Thanks Indira
Love this
Reblogged this on Jenny's Serendipity and commented:
Truly inspiring…
Thank you Jenny
Awesome. Off to the gym now! Not inviting perfection there either ’cause you’re right about that guy. Thanks for help clicking the switch to ‘start’ (fortunately I think mine says ‘repeat’ ) this morning.
Glad you liked it!
Reblogged this on interpretingillusions and commented:
I don’t reblog often but this is awesome.
thanks for this link David. ze Frank has a couple of great posts on TED as well.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gSSNHO1dDs&feature=relmfu
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMkJVXi7Rp8&feature=relmfu
namaste …
Hi Anake. Thanks for pointing me to these links. I’ll check them out.
i enjoyed reading this post because it describes exactly how i feel today. thank you so much for this post!!!
oops! my blog is a tribute to the life and art of my father, California artist, Vincent Farrell, who passed away in Nov. 2008.
It is a great post and i enjoyed reading it !
thanks so much! stop by my blog to see some of my father’s art work if you have time.
vanessa forbes
Oops on me Vanessa. So sorry. What an amazing tribute your site is. Love your Father’s work.
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From the inspirational David Kanigan
Reblogged on waitingforthenkarmatruck, with the appropriate intro – from the inspirational David Kanigan
Thank you so much Mimi!
Just the doing of the task is way more than sufficient a reward when I am at peace within myself and grateful for each moment, each breath.
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Thanks for sharing…
Awesome. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as clean as when I arrived.
Thanks Russel. I was getting a bit worried that I hadn’t heard from you in a while. Thank you. Hope you are well.