Then an evolutionary friend sent me this and it's a message which is both very powerful and very poignant from Martha Graham to Agnes de Mile and speaks so strongly why creativity is so important:
'There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in time this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable it is nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open .
You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work, You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you . Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased.
There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive.'
I have this quote on my wall near my computer in my office where I can look at it every day.
