“A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.”
—C. G. Jung
Dear Reader, what a week…
I’ve done no less than four drawings/sketches, partied twice, lost a tooth, started a new story and I managed to hurt a very dear friend of mine. I’ve spent a week in pain – first from a bad tooth ache, and now from having had said tooth pulled.
Things could’ve been smoother.
But, at least my creativity is back – even if I’ve only managed to produce pretty rough things so far. The story seed has potential, though – a tale of friendship, love, youth and life’s disappointments and pleasures. Or something to that effect, we’ll see when I get it all down.
My recommendations this week are all works of art that hold special meaning to me – things which highlight the complexity of life and do not hesitate to show both the beauty and the ugliness of life.
Life is never all bad or all good.
Even at our very best or our very worst, there’s still something present in our lives that tries to balance things out. Maybe not much, but there’s always something. All we can do is cling to he good while we tackle the bad, and hope that we come out on top.
- Read – God Hates Us All; Hank Moody
- Watch – The Wrestler; Darren Aronofsky
- Listen – Black Roses; Sounds Like Moving