quickly solidifies into a leaden heart, which makes any
action difficult.
When faced with a loss, immediately take one small
action to support your artist. Even if all you are doing is
buying a bunch of tulips and a sketch pad, your action says,
“I acknowledge you and your pain. I promise you a future
worth having.” Like a small child, our artist needs
mommying. “Ouch. That hurt. Here’s a little treat, a lullaby,
a promise ...”
I have a director friend who tells me that on his worst
nights, when he is about to open a new film and he awaits
career catastrophe, sure that he will never work again, in the
dark, alone, he cajoles himself to sleep: “If I can’t shoot 35
mm, I could still shoot 16 mm. If I can’t shoot 16 mm, then
I can shoot video. If I can’t shoot video, I can shoot super
8.”

AGE AND TIME: PRODUCT AND

PROCESS

QUESTION: Do you know how old I’ll be by the
time I learn to play the piano?
ANSWER: The same age you will be if you don’t.
“I’m too old for that” ranks with “I don’t have money for
it” as a Great Block Lie we use to prevent further