Moving onto part 2 in this theme of aligning our "planets"...
Now I want to talk about our EMOTIONAL "planet".
I think that emotions are very powerful things. In fact, I think that they are SO powerful, that they can even become OVER-powering.
Now, this can either be a positive thing, or it can be a negative thing - it just depends on what you want.
Do you want to become the best and most powerful creative artist that you can possibly be?
If you're reading this blog right now, then I'm going to assume that you just thought to yourself, "duh".
Right? Of course we do!
But how many of us are actually there yet? I know I'M not.
The truth is that I don't think any of us will ever be "as good as we can possibly be" - I think that's idealistic.
Why??
Because there is ALWAYS another level to get to, in ALL of life's endeavors.
So with that said, if we REALLY want to get into the flow of constantly and consistently improving ourselves as creative, effective, efficient and powerful artists, then I can't emphasize just how important it is to make sure that our emotions don't over-power us in negative ways.
This seems like an obvious one, but it can actually be a VERY tricky thing, once you start looking into this.
I would like to get further into this whole realm of emotions in the future, but for now, let me land the plane for ya...
Ok, your emotions are either LEADING YOU to BEHAVE in one of two ways:
1. Constructively
or
2. Destructively
That's it.
I mean, sure, there are varying degrees of exactly just how constructive or destructive your decisions and actions actually are, but for the sake of not arguing, you're either growing or you're dying (as an artist) - know what I mean?
So what can we do to help ourselves emotionally in a positive way?
Well, I'll give you one suggestion, but let me just tell you - there are ways to improve your emotional life that you would NEVER have guessed.
So here it is:
Develop and improve the relationships you have with the ones you care for the most and with those who care about you most.
This could be family, best friends, your cats, your dogs - it doesn't really matter who, so long as it's with those who already have meaningful relationships with you and you with them.
If you do this the right way, you are going to FEEL like a million bucks - this is not a joke.
How does this tie into art?
If your emotional life is AMAZING, you will have all the motivation and inspiration you will ever need to fuel your creativity, and it will happen in ways that you could never ever have predicted or foreseen in a million years.
There is a catch though.
You can't do it for the sake of helping yourself. You have to actually be the kind of person who WANTS to strengthen and develop your relationships with others. If you're not authentically that person, then none of this will ever do you a bit of good, ever.
If you're wise, not smart, but wise - you'll know what I'm talking about once you do this if you don't already have this going on in your life.
I really really really hope that this was an "enlightening" post for you, because what I am talking about here, took me YEARS AND YEARS AND EVEN MORE YEARS to even realize.
Try it out and tell me all about what you learn from your experiences, this lesson is pure gold, for reals.
Alright, I gotta go - talk to you soon.
Eddie
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