Monday, October 16, 2017

Be the Pen


"There is a force in the Universe that makes things happen.  All you have to do is get in touch with it. Stop thinking. Let things happen and be the ball. " - Ty Webb

"The ideal piano player is the one who wants to be the piano," says a character in Thomas Bernhard's novel, The Loser.  He continues, "I say to myself every day when I wake up, I want to be the Steinway.  I want to be the Steinway itself." 

Bernhard explores themes of artistic ambition, destructive power of genius, and the double-sided nature of friendship. Written as an unbroken, 170 page paragraph in monologue style, a fictional student of piano virtuoso, Glenn Gould writes his story.


Mary Lou Retton claimed, "You get self-satisfaction from pushing yourself to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off."


How might, "Be the pen" enhance your writing or personal situation?  


Merge with the tool you want to master.  Immerse yourself in the skill you're working to perfect.  Disappear into this item in your imagination. 


Become completely united with the experience you desire. 


Write about it.

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