Your chances of creating deeply hinge on the quality of your awareness state.

The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.

A wild person with a calm mind can make anything.

You can sweat by not practicing or you can pick up your clarinet. There's good sweat and there's bad sweat.

An artist feels vulnerable to begin with; and yet the only answer is to recklessly discard more armour.

A long, deep breath is the equivalent of a full stop and the key to centering.

By 'expecting nothing' you are not 'giving up.' Far from it! You are making a decision to focus on what needs to be done rather than on outcomes.