I'm always looking for, and finding, parallels between writing, photographing, painting, making music … etc., and recently came across this observation that is true of most creative endeavors –– it is in the act of creation that we are most fully present:
We are all unsure of ourselves. Every one of us walking the planet wonders, secretly, if we are getting it wrong. We stumble along. We love and we lose. At times, we find unexpected strength, and at other times, we succumb to our fears. We are impatient. We want to know what’s around the corner, and the writing life won’t offer us this. It forces us into the here and now. There is only this moment…
Dani Shapiro "Still Writing: The Pleasures and Perils of a Creative Life"
