This is timely for me because I am currently editing and rehearsing my first play, SafeGuard, to be performed at UMass Boston in a few weeks. I've gotten stuck so many times in this editing and rehearsal process, riding that roller coaster of "I can do this!" to "This is terrible. I'll just need to start all over!", and everything in between. I know how I want the play to look and sound, and can see it my head, but when it comes to making that happen on paper and in performance-well, there's a gap.
A friend posted this a few years back on Facebook, and these words have stuck with me ever since. Well, maybe they haven't fully stuck yet, because I do have a copy of this strategically placed in my little artist den at home. Ira Glass' words are such a good reminder that it is ok to be a beginner, ok to want to better than we are, and that sometimes all we need is just a little compassion for ourselves along the creative road we're walking on.
What's the best advice on creativity or self-compassion you've ever gotten?
A friend posted this a few years back on Facebook, and these words have stuck with me ever since. Well, maybe they haven't fully stuck yet, because I do have a copy of this strategically placed in my little artist den at home. Ira Glass' words are such a good reminder that it is ok to be a beginner, ok to want to better than we are, and that sometimes all we need is just a little compassion for ourselves along the creative road we're walking on.
What's the best advice on creativity or self-compassion you've ever gotten?
