Joy, Shipmates, Joy! | Keep the game, change the rules. I want to share Edward Abbey’s final paragraph of his speech Joy, Shipmates, Joy! With you as my new year’s letter: One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am — a reluctant enthusiast… a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely, mysterious, and awesome space.
Happy 2013, Jan As an extra: Here’s an ebook by the nasa called Earth as Art Like this: Like Loading... About leyssensjan. 10 (More) Amazing Videos About the Creative Process. Just like the rest of us, creatives like Milton Glaser, Louis C.K. and Ray Bradbury struggle when going through their process. No really, we have proof. In a sequel of sorts, we’ve assembled videos from musicians, stand-up comedians, writers, and others to help give us a look inside the inner-workings of some of the world’s most talented creatives. 1. Bill Evans: Find Joy in the Process(4:34) Jazz Pianist Bill Evans strips away the glamor of creative work and emphasizes the need to have a love for the nitty-gritty. This clip is from the 1966 film The Universal Mind of Bill Evans. The person that succeeds at anything…knows the problem is large and enjoys the step-by-step learning procedure. 2.
The White Stripes frontman and former upholsterer talks about putting constraints on himself to spur his creativity. Force yourself. 3. In Story of a Writer Ray Bradbury delves into the author’s storytelling process, his clustered workspace and his struggle for gainful employment in his youth. 4. 5. 6. - StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon. 365q. 8986_95b1.jpeg (500×333) 6884_5107.jpeg (500×307) Inspirational quotes.