Persevere and “Keep Me Playing”
- At April 10, 2017
- By Write in Community
- In Blog
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“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes artists hit walls, real ones, like those life-altering physical ailments that take up space and keep us from our art and from doing other things we love. It’s real, we’re dealing with the aftermath of illness or injury, while the process of creating moves to second place, third place, or is forever left in the closet. Yet, if we will our art to re-emerge and take some form, it can re-energize us offering an outside-the-box perspective and the joy of connection again. Persevering may help us find that spark again, and asking ourselves, “How can I keep me playing? What can I do to get rolling again in spite of the aches and pains that are part of what I now call me?”
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