DISQUS

judy b. · 3 months ago

It's good to see you working through your demons. Difficult to see you being hard on yourself. If you'd broken your leg would you be mad at yourself for not walking for 4 months and then not running a marathon for a year or two?

One more comment: The muse cannot be destroyed. The muse can be driven away by an artist who is misusing or ignoring it, but don't give yourself so much credit that you can drive it away. Inspiration is available to everyone, even the seemingly untalented. The gift is not in the gift but in recognizing and then seizing it. And in letting it sleep, if it needs to, for a while.

Brad_King · 3 months ago

Thanks Judy B :) I'm not sure if they are demons because I don't want to chase them away. They are simply part of who I am now. And yes, I would be mad at me for that :)

The Muse, as it turns out, is an actual person in my life. Someone who I remain close with, but with whom I've damaged enough over the years that our relationship is forever changed. I certainly love her in very simple ways. And she reciprocates. But the damage to some lives can't swept away.

That's all. Nothing deep or sorrowful really. Just musings :)