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"I always write about Dublin, because if I can get to the heart of Dublin, I can get to the heart of all the cities in the world." James Joyce.
“To forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race,” is Stephen’s declared purpose in the Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man.
Both of these are about microcosms: the paradox that if you
... See moreMike Cosper, Rhythms of Grace: How the Church’s Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel (Wheaton: Crossway, 2013);
James K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
“In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t wander. In your soul, don’t be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS
Stephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand: The protagonist’s audacious self-confidence and refusal to compromise his artistic vision—which was to say, himself—was a fascinating thing to survey.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
The call of the artist is to follow the excitement. Where there’s excitement, there’s energy. And where there is energy, there is light.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
The Heart of a Champion by Bob Richards
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe Of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
As artists, we aim to live in a way in which we see the extraordinary hidden in the seemingly mundane. Then challenge ourselves to share what we see in a way that allows others a glimpse of this remarkable beauty.