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The Force
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Greetings Fellow Artist, There is, and will always be an oppositional force that pushes against you as you attempt to master your craft, master yourself, and master your life. This force begins to act on all living beings as soon as they come into existence. This force is the reason why life cannot stand still, and must always move and change to keep living. For an example, If you decided to stop working, you'd eventually run out of money and end up on the street. If one day you decided to never move again, your muscles would atrophy and you'd get wildly out of shape before eventually dying. It's the same force that "forces" (pun intended) you to stay on top of your craft because even a couple of days off will make you a bit rusty. In this game of life we are constantly struggling to outrun this force with our actions, so that we can eventually feel comfortable enough to rest. This phenomena seems like quite a negative one at face value, but the truth is, it is this force that prompts life to survive, thrive, and evolve. I mention all of this to you because, how much you enjoy your life experience is almost entirely dependent on your perspective. If you view challenge as the opportunity for growth that it is, and the light that illuminates the path to your dream life, you will inevitably enjoy doing the things to outrun this force more than someone who is just fixated on how hard the challenges are. Life has many doors (many different paths you can take), and pain and pressure are on the other side of all of them. But our relationship with those struggles is what determines if we live a happy life, or a miserable one. If you enjoyed today's article forward this email to a friend, If you're that phenomenal friend you can subscribe to The Thriving Artists' Newsletter for weekly wisdom on using the process of mastering your craft as a vehicle to your spiritual enlightenment and material success here. And as always you can share this article on your socials by copying and pasting this link: https://thriving-artists.com/2024/10/18/the-force/ PS: Check out my electronic music performance on the YouTube channel
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