If we lean into what we love instead of soldiering toward what we 'should,' our pace quickens, our energy rises, optimism sets in. What we love is nutritious for us.
No matter how sophisticated our lives may be we need to think of ourselves as creative children.
Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves.
You are your own Promised Land, your own new frontier.
In creativity, as in running, you have to start where you are.
We don't often talk about the fact that writing is all about rhythm. When you get too up in your head, you can lose a lot of your writing. Sometimes what a writer really needs to do is go dancing.