visions of my 19 year-old self:
saturday aug 17th
late night commentary
2002 2:37am
album >> sleater-kinney: one beat
there must be dozens of tiny creatures crawling around my house. why do they always have to come out at night? i saw the spider again. the big one-incher i'm afraid might be a brown recluse. the spider i failed to kill the first time it showed itself in the wee hours. i could actually hear it scutter across the floor. but don't kill it. all liveing things are equal and killing a bug is killing a life just the same. need to be more mindful... need to be more buddhist. need to know my surroundings. need to know my feelings... while it's good to know the roots of what you want, it is also good to let go. stop thinking once in awhile and go with the flow. sometimes, thoughts slow us down and complicate things that are best left alone anyway. i don't know where i'm going, but i know i'll get there. that, in essence, is the journey of life. sometimes you don't know where you're going but you just have to trust instincts and let them guide you. sometimes, i may not be able to tell you why i do what i do. but does that matter? it's all relative. it all contributes to the journey. and somehow, it all pieces together. humble yourself to life's simple pleasures instead of brooding over the details. the thing about art ist that you've really got to love life in order to be any good at it..
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5 wandering stars:
Reminded me of the aesthetic ideal in art n d whl thing abt art for life's sake!!Sorry I disappeared a bit!!we were working on a writing forum n hvnt bn blogging at othr places or on my site.I invite u to c it.It's caled AHM.
www.voiceofjude.blogspot.com
We will soon do guest posts where I am thinking of inviting u to write something for us.Wht do u say?I'm the forum co-ordinator n will let u knw.
Wil be bck for the weekend.Till then hpy blogging!!
i think loving life helps art. but there's definitely also room for being really annoyed at it. nothing makes better music than heartbreak.
"the thing about art ist that you've really got to love life in order to be any good at it.. " wow, very well said. Even at the age of 19 you were already so deep, so passionate.
I saw a spider in my house two days ago, as I was about to kill it, I reminded myself that he had the right to live, just as I do.
What wisdom you displayed at 19 Floreta. I love the sentiments you express here. There is so much to learn in life and humility is certainly one of them.
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