Twitter is an endless source of inspiration and guidance for creators and artists. Here’s a pearl of wisdom from Brian Koppelman on writing:
Advice
Great, greater, greatest
Be in service to others. Start and end the day this intention in mind.
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“The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.”
– Atisa
Face it
Running away is not the same as being free
The truth hurts
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it”
– George Orwell
Bow
San Francisco beauty in unexpected places. The things we see when we are looking down, and not on our phones.
The pursuit of mastery
I love it when practices like Yoga, Aikido, Kung-fu, surfing, running, writing are described as nobel pursuits. It implies that the nobelness is not about achieving mastery, but more so achieved through the persuit of mastery. The answer is in the dirt of the day to day practice.
Hold hands and tell stories
Anyone can write, but story telling is a gift.
Gifted story tellers take the reader’s hand with an invitation to travel with them as the story unfolds. No reader left behind.
Get ready
Small things in a great way
Want to be an agent of change? Frustrated about what you can do to help?
Get proximate, go deep and start small. Stop trying solve problems from a distance. Work through the details. The devil is in the detail. The more you understand, the more compassion you will have.
By getting proximate I mean start with your own community, friends and family. Tweeting and posting to social media creates an illusion of action. Being physically proximate is greater than being digitally proximate. Being proximate fuels compassion.
When making any decision start with compassion and love. When carrying out the decision, do it with compassion and love.
Small changes and small interactions add up over time.
“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way”
Martin Luther King
It’s okay to change your mind
Smart people change their minds all the time.
When we become fixed in our perceptions we lose our ability to fly
― Yongey Mingyur, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom
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