Greetings earthlings! To bring some lightness to your Humpday, we’re going to explore the wisdom from characters of some cinemas wisest sages! Great art educates as much as it entertains. The heroes in these stories are doing more than setting out to destroy a magic ring or defeat an empire. They are being tested, challenged and forced to grow…. Sound familiar? Let’s take a page from some fictional greats in hopes to help you on your own journey.
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Much like training to be a Jedi, training to be an artist begins in the mind. In the same way there are physical skills to learn as a Jedi like using a lightsaber, each artist develops skill with the tools of the craft like Ableton or guitar. But the real work happens within YOU , and this classic scene offers numerous quotes that demonstrate this fact.
“Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda
“No different. Only different in your mind!” – Yoda
“I don’t believe it!” – Luke
“That is why you fail.” – Yoda
Throughout the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Gandalf is a source of knowledge and wisdom, guiding Frodo on his journey. This journey comes to a complete halt just as Frodo is questioning his decisions in the face the circumstances placed on him by carrying the ring to Mordor. Making difficult decisions in face of circumstances out of one’s control is a universal experience, which sparks the following advice from Gandalf:
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” – Gandalf
Upon examination, this quote speaks to key aspects of life and creation:
Control: Can you control if your record gets signed? Can you control your collaborators? The only thing we have control over is ourselves. Our mindset. Our actions. You can control how you spend your time.
Gratitude: To have time at all is a blessing, but being able to decide how to spend your time, well that’s a whole different universe. There are so many people who live closer to you than you realize who do not share that luxury. Don’t take it for granted.
Focus: Focus is the act of channeling energy. If some channels their energy towards making conscious decisions of how to spend their time, their time has more potential to serve them.
Before we were artists ourselves, we were consumers of music being enthralled by other artists’ abilities. What we don’t see or hear as consumers are the choices our other artists made along the way to reach to develop their abilities, and as Dumbledore told Harry Potter when Harry discovered some chilling similarities between himself and Voldemort:
“It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.” – Dumbledore
Fall in love with the process. Not the result.
Hard work over talent.
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