Quote Issue #3 — Creating
Thinking differently, creating something out of nothing, and serving through sharing.
“I am the black sheep. Born with eyes too wide, a heart too soft, ears that hear a different drum, and a brain that dreams both day and night. Many think me a fool, they scoff at my reckless notions about life and destiny. What they say makes good sense, but I am the black sheep and so I carry on, for the only thing a black sheep is certain of is that you just never know.”
— Markus Pierson
Shared by Jeff Meister, writer at LifeUntucked.net
Welcome to Quotes Issue #3!
Thanks to those of you who hit reply and let me know you wanted to see more quotes posts. I’m going to stick with this as the Friday post for a couple of months and hope you find the quotes I choose interesting.
But to really make this work I need your help and it is very easy for you to do. Just hit reply when you receive any of the weekday posts in your inbox and share your favorite quote with me. You can email me here.
I look forward to hearing from you and learning from your favorite quote. Feel free to share a bit about what it means to you. Oh, and make sure you give me your name and affiliation so I can credit you when I share your quote in a future post.
Remember: The BIG VISION for this is to publish a weekly set of quotes to help all of us serve all of us as we strive to become what we are capable of becoming and unleash our potential to change the world! Will you join me on the journey?
Photo by Kristin Brown on Unsplash
This week’s theme is CREATING.
Making stuff is who I am. From my days as a kid taking things apart to figure out how they worked, I have had only one objective — to figure things out so I create something different and better.
That is not as egotistical as it might seem.
Indeed I think it is the thing driving everyone who creates. We seem something within something else and are drawn to release it, to free it to deliver its meaning to others — the blank page or empty canvas or clear workbench cry for the energy of the creative soul to bring them to life and fulfill their purpose.
The following quotes follow mirror my core belief about creating — we are wired to create, to make things, to translate our inner thoughts and visions into something others can experience.
My favorite quote on CREATING is …
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”
—Brené Brown
Tapping into the place within where we craft understanding from pain unlocks the creative juices. It opens the door to a deeper connection between the work and those for whom it is intended. It changes the dynamic and delivers connection.
Here are 5 more quotes on CREATING I love …
“Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing.”
—Robin Williams
“The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.”
—Joan Miró
“Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.”
― Joss Whedon
“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.”
—Neil Gaiman
“A busy calendar and a busy mind will destroy your ability to do great things in this world. If you want to be able to do great things, whether you’re a musician, or whether you’re an entrepreneur, or whether you’re an investor, you need free time and you need a free mind.
—Naval Ravikant
What quote (about any topic) inspires you?
Please hit reply (or email me here) and share it with me — the quote, the source, and how you would like me to reference you when I share it in a future issue, along with any thoughts you care to share about why you chose to share it.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Michael
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