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Wed, 08 May 2013 16:26:05 -0400

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abysuchandsuch: Isabella Rossellini, 1984 by Eve Arnold

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:24:53 -0400

abysuchandsuch:

Isabella Rossellini, 1984 by Eve Arnold

"Mind those who obsess over Love, most seek only to cure loneliness. For we know in part and we..."

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:14:43 -0500

“Mind those who obsess over Love, most seek only to cure loneliness. For we know in part and we prophecy in part, but when perfection comes, tongues are stilled and the imperfect disappears.”

- (via silentdebauchery)

travelingcolors: Life and Death of 10.000 Roses by Anya...

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:48:14 -0500

travelingcolors:

Life and Death of 10.000 Roses by Anya Gallacio

"Mind those who obsess over Love, most seek only to cure loneliness. For we know in part and we..."

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:35:28 -0500

“Mind those who obsess over Love, most seek only to cure loneliness. For we know in part and we prophecy in part, but when perfection comes, tongues are stilled and the imperfect disappears.”

"When everything you want is everything you had, that regret is a special kind of suffering. Your..."

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:46:38 -0500

“When everything you want is everything you had, that regret is a special kind of suffering. Your only consolation is knowing that you experienced it, your pain is knowing that you and you alone let it slip through your fingers. No woman, man, or thing can fill that void.”

- Silent Debauchery

"Hate is…a place where a man, who can’t stand sadness, goes."

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:05:00 -0500

“Hate is…a place where a man, who can’t stand sadness, goes.”

- Godo

"A person with the potential to be my true friend must be able to find his reason for life without my..."

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:04:38 -0500

“A person with the potential to be my true friend must be able to find his reason for life without my help. And, he would have to put his heart and soul into protecting his dream. He would never hesitate to fight for his dream, even against me. For me, a true friend is one who stands equal on those terms.”

- Griffith

"I don’t have exes… only former Lovers."

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:06:18 -0500

“I don’t have exes… only former Lovers.”

- Silent Debauchery

"The greatest seductresses known to history, examples of full feminine empowerment and erotic..."

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:22:32 -0500

“The greatest seductresses known to history, examples of full feminine empowerment and erotic sovereignty, love maestras and femmes fatales, women of clout and worth who succeeded in love and life are French women.”

- Silent Debauchery

"I am tired of it not being possible. It is possible. You are possible. You are possible with me."

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:42:50 -0500

““I am tired of it not being possible. It is possible. You are possible. You are possible with me.””

- Freddie Lyon

"To have, to show, and to feel a Love that goes beyond the tests of time and space. Believe it to be..."

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:34:55 -0500

“To have, to show, and to feel a Love that goes beyond the tests of time and space. Believe it to be true with all of your heart and soul, and it will be. That, and that alone is what defines a True Love.”

- Silent Debauchery

"It’s ok to risk habit and comfort in order to seek bliss and happiness"

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:21:49 -0500

“It’s ok to risk habit and comfort in order to seek bliss and happiness”

- Silent Debauchery

"The pain is part of the experience. The pain is part of the beauty. The pain lets you know it was..."

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:20:19 -0500

“The pain is part of the experience. The pain is part of the beauty. The pain lets you know it was real. The pain is weakness leaving the body.”

- Silent Debauchery

"I have never loved in vain. It has always been a blessing or a lesson, which is often one and the..."

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:17:35 -0500

“I have never loved in vain. It has always been a blessing or a lesson, which is often one and the same.”

- Silent Debauchery

"The greatest triumph a woman can have over Beauty is to be her muse."

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:06:55 -0400

“The greatest triumph a woman can have over Beauty is to be her muse.”

- Silent Debauchery

Why are you so sensitive?

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0400

Artists are generally more sensitive because their senses are naturally attuned to a perceptual dimension most people are unaware of.

This affects people differently but generally it bleeds into all areas your sense of touch can be acute, your eyesight can be acute to color and form, your ability to see depth in all things is heightened, your emotions can be extra sensitive, etc.

This characteristic does not discriminate between painter, actor, or musician—they all appear to have one thing in common: they experience the world differently than the average individual. Creatives often feel and perceive more intensely, dramatically, and with a wildly vivid color palate to draw from, which can only be described as looking at the world through a much larger lens. Without a substantial filtration system firmly in place to screen out most of the busy noise, these people tend to receive a far greater amount of stimuli directly into their psyches. As a result, they frequently become more attuned to subtle details in their environment, to the people they deal with, and especially to their own internal process.

Creatives might find themselves more easily overwhelmed, and often live chaotic lives, affecting not only personal relationships, but also their own productivity. Over-stimulation can sometimes manifest further into anxiety or depression, bogging down their ability to cope with every day stressors or life’s challenges.

Pearl Buck, an American novelist living in China, and who received a Noble and a Pulitzer, best describes the highly sensitive person by saying, “The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanely sensitive. To them…a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death.”

According to psychologist Dr. Elaine Aron, author of The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You, 20% of the population has this innate quality. I would even take that figure one step further and suggest that a large percentage of highly sensitive people would fall into the category of creative minds.

Although this is something many artists report struggling with, I don’t believe a high sensitivity to the world should necessarily be viewed in a negative light, but rather as a divine gift. For without this quality, their art, script, music or performance might lack a necessary element capable of touching an audience deeply. This might then bring up an important question: Do people create in an attempt to process, and survive, a condition that overwhelms them?

Pearl Buck also mentions, “Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create—so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, their very breath is cut off…They must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency they are not really alive unless they are creating.”

There is an art in itself to expressing ideas and opinions without stepping on the toes of anyone. A critique, for instance, is not personal and it focuses on the technical and ideological aspects of a project not the person who is creating the work. If you keep this in mind you can shift your attention away from the person, and ultimately not “hurt” the creative’s feelings.

"I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. “I weep because, each time..."

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:09:26 -0400

““I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful.
“I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected.””

How is a raven like a writing desk?

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:59:38 -0400

“Because it can produce a few notes, though they are very flat; and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front. This, however, is merely an afterthought; the Riddle, as originally invented, had no answer at all.” - Lewis Carroll