Creativity isn’t real
Oh, hi friends!
Creativity is fickle.
It’s like a mid-60s-degree day that turns to rain.
Creativity is constant.
It’s believing the sun will rise and set every day.
Which one of this feels better to believe?
Not necessarily which feels easier to believe, but which feels better?
See you on that side.
“At the beginning of my career, I always said no…’Nope, nope, nope.’ That was my secret weapon. Once I started to eliminate the things that didn’t feel in line with where I was trying to go, and that could potentially pigeonhole me from having that freedom as an artist, it was very helpful.”
Great profile of Janelle Monáe, written by Roxane Gay for The Cut.
Which "no" would give you freedom today?
Warm your heart this morning: an orangutan rescues a drowning bird and I’ll never be the same again. (Thanks to the O.G. orangutan for sending.)
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara