Intent

One of my favorite quotes is by Martha Graham:

“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time. This expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it.

It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.

No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”


I've read that you "learn to write by writing...learn to love by loving...learn to cook by cooking..." and that all we can ever do is "start where we are". This is my attempt to start where I am….in order to move towards the nagging visions in my heart and mind. I'm not even sure how to do that with a blog - - but being here beckons me - - so I am going to "keep the channel open, stop questioning and just march on".

Saturday, October 31, 2009

the berkshires

I finally made it to the Berkshires in MA to take some last fall foliage pictures. As soon as I arrived it started to pour rain. I held out hope all the way to Stockbridge - with the lyrics from James Taylor's Sweet Baby James stuck in my head ("now the first of December was covered with snow...and so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston...") before I gave up. I drove through the town, gave a nod to Alice's Restaurant and considered checking out the Norman Rockwell Museum before I turned back. Wanting to have accomplished something I pulled over randomly and snapped this picture...just so I could say "Tania was here".
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad you made it there! Cool 'documentation' of you being there too..
Asor

November 1, 2009 at 12:12 AM
Unnamed Author. said...

Thanks Asor - I had fun despite the rain. I also found out that the Norman Rockwell Museum is having a photo exhibition soon so now I have a reason to go back and explore some more. Thanks for your comment. :)

November 1, 2009 at 3:39 PM

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