16. The purpose of art is the gradual lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity. -Glen Gould
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18. To challenge the status quo, violate expectations, & leave people questioning their assumptions
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41. What do you mean you can't afford to live your passion?! You can't afford NOT TO ! The greatest risk is taking no risk at all. Better to die trying!
42. The equation is simple. If you don’t do whatever it takes to live on purpose, then you’ll live a purposeless life!
43. Let what you love be what you do, because what you love is the very thing that you are best at... it is the thing that you were designed for. What you came to this earth to do! Everything else in your life is worth risking in order to uncover and express your gifts and passions!
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48. When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs for what it has gained. -Sufi Saying
49. What is the role of art / story / poetry / aesthetic in today’s digital age?
55. 11,065,386 views! ( Aug 20, 2010 ) 2.2 million online views first month! http://www.ultimatelifespan.com/105/embrace-life-always-wear-your-seatbelt/
57. Using metaphors in storytelling is a powerful way of expressing the inexpressible' or `saying the unsayable'.
58. The best metaphor is humanizing essential principle of myth greek mythology myth in movies Yet that which transcends all talk is the very essence of your own being, so you're resting on it and you know it. The function of mythological symbols is to give you a sense of "Aha! Yes. I know what it is, it's myself." This is what it's all about, and then you feel a kind of centering, centering, centering all the time. And whatever you do can be discussed in relationship to this ground of truth.
64. Stories are the vehicle that moves metaphor and image into experience. Like metaphor and images, stories communicate what is generally invisible and ultimately inexpressible . In seeking to understand these realities through time, stories provide a perspective that touches on the divine, allowing us to see reality in full context, as part of its larger whole. Stories invite a kind of vision that gives shape and form even to the invisible, making the images move, clothing the metaphors, throwing color into the shadows. Of all the devices available to us, stories are the surest way of touching the human spirit. -- The Spirituality of Imperfection
66. Okay, so I want to apply this to my own life. How will I know if I’m on the right track?
67. GUIDING PRINCIPLE: When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be. ( Patanjali )
68. Our job is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Mark Twain
69. The best of any story or communication is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests ; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts. - John Whittier
73. "There's good news and there's bad news. The bad news: Civilization, as we know it is about to end. Now, the good news: civilization, as we know it, is about to end." (Swami Beyondananda)
