11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hiredContinue reading “The Good Shepherd”
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It’s About You But It’s About Others Too
Creative freedom is a gift we have as humans beings. It liberates us from a world that would be just fine seeing us lose our life so that we can fit into their box. I started writing my For the Conscious Writer posts in 2020 with the intention of having it lead into a mentoring program. (IContinue reading “It’s About You But It’s About Others Too”
Inspiration and Encouragement
I want my writing to inspire and encourage Inspiration and encouragement are the two best gifts to give humans at any time in their life but most importantly at the perfect time in their life. At a point in a time where those two things were exactly what they needed. A book can easily inspireContinue reading “Inspiration and Encouragement”
Curiosity, Freedom, and Intensity
Interesting things happen when the creative impulse is cultivated with curiosity, freedom and intensity. Saul Bass Curiosity, freedom, and intensity where do we find those things? Some artists might say those things find us when we’re working. There’s others that say you have to go out and search for it. I think we must findContinue reading “Curiosity, Freedom, and Intensity”
Freedom to Listen, What I Forgot
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. Ernest Hemingway Among the three freedoms is freedom to listen. I felt something was missing when I finished it and now I finally figured it out. It’s learning to listen. There’s listening to the lessons that other’s haveContinue reading “Freedom to Listen, What I Forgot”
It’s Not About Creative Freedom
Where do I want my work to lead me? This is what I’ve been asking myself tonight. If I’m going to leave my future self a bread crumb trail, where do I want to lead myself? Is the point of this only to reach creative freedom? It’s not only to reach creative freedom. Most ofContinue reading “It’s Not About Creative Freedom”
Writing, Magic, Obsessions
The unexplained happenings in the writing world. If you write enough, you tend to notice certain patterns. It’s usually a series of coincidences, but then again you may just become a hyper observant creative. You need the minute details for your story, so to find them you may become borderline obsessed with finding the answers.Continue reading “Writing, Magic, Obsessions”
Legal frameworks to protect and promote artistic freedom
While doing some research I learned about UNESCO, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which “is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.” It all sounds real nice. I about UNESCO from an article written by Charles A. Thomson titledContinue reading “Legal frameworks to protect and promote artistic freedom”
Is there a thing called creative freedom?
We’ve been talking a lot about the three freedoms and how we should leverage them to get the most out of our creative freedom. You can read about it here According to Art Radar Journal,“In order to achieve creative freedom, one has to think free and adopt an approach that is unconventional. Fertilization of mindContinue reading “Is there a thing called creative freedom?”
Ready?
You’re ready. There’s a huge chance that you’ve been ready for a very long time. There may be some limitations holding you back. There may be physical reasons or financial reasons or reason that feel completely out of your control. But whether you’re ready or not, are you getting ready for the opportunities that awaitContinue reading “Ready?”
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