If you are stuck, listen up…

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.

24 thoughts on “If you are stuck, listen up…

  1. 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.”

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  2. 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.

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    1. 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

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