An old sage (Jeff Fisher) once told me that I should write every day, even if I didn't think I had anything to say. "Sit down and start banging away and before you know it, your brain will give birth to something."
I have gotten away from that advice of late and I am struggling with birthing pains getting back into the groove. I suppose there is no better place to do it than here. Bang, bang, bang, go the keys and just the sound of them is relaxing to me. Art is the closest we can get to God. We create something, where before there was nothing. Is it always good? No. Is it always earth shattering? No. Is is necessary? Yes. To ignore it is to suppress one of the few things that is positive with humanity. In these times where there is so much stress, pain and suffering, it is our duty to bring into existence something of beauty.
So, if you are an artist in any capacity, I challenge you to write, draw, paint, sing dance or sculpt everyday. Can you do it? Will you?
The gauntlet is on the table. I would love to hear from you. Share your work. Bring a smile to someone today. Together we can change our world.
I'll keep banging away and hope to find the rhythm. I'll keep an ear to the ground for the rest of you, out there, in the distance, and hope to hear you picking up your drum and joining in the song.
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