“Mr. Dilemma and the ‘Original Material’ Struggle” starring: People

today i am reminded that “i cannot do this alone” — which is a difficult thing for me personally to accept. nearly everything i’ve done with my life during the past few years has been marked by a self-sufficiency and do-it-myself () pattern, with a sensitive, introverted tone (). this has served well to help me develop necessary abilities that i will always be able to utilize, but i am quickly approaching a period where the exact opposite behavior is the only path for progress.

right now “performing hélas techne” is the dominant mental priority. but it’s not seeing much progress because doing it alone is not how it’s supposed to be done. i feel like a mad scientist who has locked himself up in the laboratory, experimenting with every possible combination of chemicals and solutions, keeping it all secret from those who might want to steal his discoveries! as an artist it’s easy to struggle with the concept of originality. we all have unique perspectives on life, and unique expressions to compliment, but i’m forced to argue that “originality” is mostly an illusion, that believing too extremely in “I, me, mine” can ultimately sequester one to an insular feedback loop island, alienated and exclusory.

so i’m moving away from that. i’ve realized the more i share the greater the momentum will build. and that there’s no perfect golden moment when it’ll be the right time to unleash a finished product to unsuspecting masses. i think we’re moving into an era where people want to know everything that’s happening, as it’s happening. no more behind-the-curtains celebrity mysteriousness. this is truly the Aquarian Age.

(image credit  loveform.com)