With each close friend, relative, or lover, a character evolves a version of himself that he could not bring out all on his own.*
Robert McKee

No one sees reality. It’s worth repeating: No one actually sees the world as it is.**
Seth Godin

We only become who we are capable
of becoming
through others,
Especially those who are
different to us –
All the people we read or
listen to or
converse with around the things that
concern and matter to us,
And especially those
interactions around things
we hadn’t even thought about and that
matter to them.

Openness is key to creativity –
Something we know we’ll need plenty of if we are to
save our world,
Or be saved by the world –
And the good news is that for the most part
openness is free;
The bad news is that it is becoming more scarce
as we compartmentalise society and
digitalise our lives –
I love tech, but have to acknowledge
we are losing contact with
nature and humanity and
the whole news, as well as reading
longer texts and handwriting as
a reflective tool and enjoying
silence …

Creativity is the practice of keeping an open mind –
and the thing about maintaining a practice is,
well,
you need to keep practising.^

*Robert McKee’s Character;
**Seth Godin’s blog: The world as it is;
^gapingvoid’s blog: Chase down your dreams.