Something to Share

I've been cleaning out my stash area and I ran across this particular quote and realized I should share it here. I find that it helps when I get overly self critical of my designs, and since I think that most of us tend to be more critical of ourselves than we should be, I think it will have meaning at one point or another in everyone's lives.

This was part of a letter from Martha Graham to Agnes DeMille:

"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable it is nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.

You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate YOU. Keep the channel open...

No artist is pleased...There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction; a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others."