Ultimately, nothing in this life is ‘commonplace,’ nothing is ‘in between.’ The threads that join your every act, your every thought, are infinite. All paths of mastery eventually merge. [Each person has a] vantage point that offers a truth of its own.
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“The Artist’s Way” in an Age of Self Promotion
By Carrie Battan — 2016
Artistic people must learn how to emotionally guard themselves against the tides of negativity—both external and internal.
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