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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
On Creative Thinking ... and Being
"Touch me with madness, that I might dance out this frenzy of reason." — James DePreist
Sometimes all you can do is 'wig out', go crazy, and in that very physical way exorcise the controlling, editorial part of your mind that clings on with that 'frenzy of reason'. The madness metaphorically and in reality blasts through that rationality pushing you into new thought streams, so you can have different perspectives and ways of thinking about things.
By blasting out of the mind, you get to be the creative being that you were born to be...
I haven't heard that quote before... I love it!
ReplyDeleteSometimes all you can do is 'wig out', go crazy, and in that very physical way exorcise the controlling, editorial part of your mind that clings on with that 'frenzy of reason'. The madness metaphorically and in reality blasts through that rationality pushing you into new thought streams, so you can have different perspectives and ways of thinking about things.
By blasting out of the mind, you get to be the creative being that you were born to be...
Cheers,
Wily