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After hitting my head in Roatan, when I couldn’t tell if the alarm incited by the humming jellyfish wearily holding my brain in place was the weed or the abrupt contact with that concrete gate (which, like getting my bellybutton pierced was So Painful but also so sudden and so momentary that I wouldn’t necessarily fear it again), I did that thing I do in my brain when I try to figure out if I can act like I’m OK or not, which lately has been one of my strongest indicators of overall health – not health or happiness itself, but my ability to imitate those emotions or project those impressions or inspire those reactions. I am not certain that I am wrong to describe health that way.
Source: marielynbernard.blogspot.com
Don’t we want our artists’ reach to exceed their grasp? Wouldn’t we rather be given the gift of something timeless that results from a willingness to fall on one’s face rather than a strict adherence to playing it safe? The greatest moments in film, theater, literature—any of the arts, really—come from those who were prepared to face the scorn and derision of the crowd because somewhere deep within they had a vision that they were willing to see through to completion. They believed when no one else did.
Source: The Awl