A Book on How to Be

I’ve just borrowed Rick Ruben’s The Creative Act: A Way of Being from the library. Ruben describes is as “a book on how to be” which seems like an accurate self-assessment. Here’s just one pearl of wisdom:

“To live as an artist is a way of being in the world. A way of perceiving. A practice of paying attention. Refining our sensitivity to tune in to the more subtle notes. Looking for what draws us in and what pushes us away. Noticing what feeling tones arise and where they lead.”