9.02.2008

How to Be An Artist

-stay loose
-learn to watch snails
-plant impossible gardens
-invite someone dangerous to tea
-make little signs that say YES! and post them all over your house
-make friends with freedom & uncertainty
-look forward to dreams
-cry during movies
-swing as high as you can on a swingset, by moonlight
-cultivate moods
-refuse to "be responsible"
-do it for love
-take lots of naps
-give money away
-do it now, the money will follow
-believe in magic
-laugh a lot
-celebrate every gorgeous moment
-take moonbaths
-have wild imaginings, transformative dreams and perfect calm
-draw on the walls
-read everyday
-imagine yourself magic
-giggle with little children
-listen to old people
-open up
-dive in
-be free
-bless yourself
-drive away fear
-play with everything
-entertain your inner child, you are innocent
-build a fort with blankets
-get wet
-hug trees
-write love letters

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