Say: To express in words. To state as one's opinion or judgment; declare.
"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives." Albert Einstein
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I suffer from an overactive mind. Thoughts are constantly firing. Sometimes I feel like my brain is going 200mph in several directions at once. I'm in constant need of re-focusing so I found this trick I want to share with you. When I sit down to create something I ask myself:
What are you saying?
As an artist, I need to know what I am saying at the time of creation. This applies to everything from painting to writing. Another great question to ask yourself right before beginning a project is:
What do you stand for?
I stand for peace, equality, freedom, human rights, education & protection of children, ending racism, sharing knowledge, sharing beauty, etc.
Now I turn to you, what are you saying?
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"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." Buddha
"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth." Gandhi
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Oscar Wilde
"All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth." Friedrich Nietzsche
"Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history." Plato
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Synonyms: add, affirm, allege, announce, answer, assert, break silence, claim, come out with, communicate, conjecture, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, do, estimate, express, flap, gab, give voice, guess, imagine, imply, jaw, judge, lip, maintain, make known, mention, opine, orate, perform, pronounce, put forth, put into words, rap, read, recite, rehearse, relate, remark, render, repeat, reply, report, respond, reveal, rumor, speak, spiel, state, suggest, tell, utter, verbalize, voice, yak, stand up for, state, stress, swear, uphold, vindicate, warrant, theorem, truism, truth
2 comments:
Thank you very much for posting this. I also sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of ideas i have and the tasks that need to be done to bring said idea into fruition. I will try these techniques to focus on the important tasks at hand.
The mind is buzzing. Sometimes so much that it becomes white noise. Working on finding peace in the present and "being." I love the two questions. I ask them of my friends on paper. ; )
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