Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.
Faithfulness to the moment and to the present circumstance entails continuous surrender. - Stephen Nachmanovitch
Faithfulness to the moment and to the present circumstance entails continuous surrender.
- Stephen Nachmanovitch
The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it. - Stephen Nachmanovitch
The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it.
Creativity exists more in the searching than in the finding. - Stephen Nachmanovitch
Creativity exists more in the searching than in the finding.
Play enables us to rearrange our capacities and our very identity so that they can be used in unforeseen ways - Stephen Nachmanovitch
Play enables us to rearrange our capacities and our very identity so that they can be used in unforeseen ways
If I "try" to play, I fail; if I force the play, I crush it; if I race, I trip. Any time I stiffen or brace myself against some error or problem, the… - Stephen Nachmanovitch
If I "try" to play, I fail; if I force the play, I crush it; if I race, I trip. Any time I stiffen or brace myself against some error or problem, the…
Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history o… - Stephen Nachmanovitch
Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history o…
Surrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever … - Stephen Nachmanovitch
Surrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever …
Play, creativity, art, spontaneity, all these experiences are their own rewards and are blocked when we perform for reward or punishment, profit or l… - Stephen Nachmanovitch
Play, creativity, art, spontaneity, all these experiences are their own rewards and are blocked when we perform for reward or punishment, profit or l…
The Western Idea of practice is to acquire a skill. It is very much related to your work ethic, which enjoins us to endure struggle or boredom now in… - Stephen Nachmanovitch
The Western Idea of practice is to acquire a skill. It is very much related to your work ethic, which enjoins us to endure struggle or boredom now in…
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