I love to read and especially love when I find a book that has an impact on some aspect of my life. I have a “to read” stack of books that I have been working on when I have a moment and have been trying to dedicate some time every night to read. I just recently finished the book, “Ignore Everybody And 39 Other Keys to Creativity” by Hugh MacLeod. As I read I underline statements that have meaning to me (my husband does this…prior to meeting him I would have NEVER written in a book…well except my text books in college-I wrote all over those suckers so maybe this is a trait I have and just didn’t know it!) Anyways…back to the book. Here are a few of the portions of this book that I found interesting, therefore I underlined them:
“Your wee voice came back because your soul somehow depends on it.”
“It’s not doing it – when you know full well you had the opportunity – that hurts far more than any failure.”
“Nobody but you and God know why you were put on this earth, and even then…”
“Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle – that is, being human.”
“There is no silver bullet. There is only the love God gave you.”
“A Picasso always looks like Picasso painted it. Hemingway always sounds like Hemingway.
A Beethoven symphony always sounds like a Beethoven symphony.
Part of being a master is learning how to sing in nobody else’s voice but your own.”
“Wanting to change the world is not a noble calling, it’s a primal calling.”
This book has had an impact on my life. It has reminded me why I am on this journey called photography.
My wee voice did come back…and my soul depends on it.
The passages alone sound so inspirational. Thanks for sharing, I think I will read it!!