Posts Tagged ‘ mental health ’

When your Art gets dark…

September 7, 2009
When your Art gets dark…

Oftentimes, in lieu of what other might think and the judgment they might hold over us for the work that we elicit, we may dismiss some of the visions we have and not act on the creative spirit. Those of us who are spiritually connected tend to edit ourselves and not service our dark,...
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The Gift of Insanity

September 5, 2009
The Gift of Insanity

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill – it’s a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I’m all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I’ll always remain half crazy. Vincent van Gogh Involuntary Commitment is the one kind of commitment that...
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Renaissance Man

June 18, 2007

Working at the psychiatric hospital, I often bring in my guitar to entertain the patients, giving them a respite from the hours of tedium between seeing the doctor and taking their meds. After breezing through a bevy of covers from U2 and REM to John Prine and Billy Joel, I put up my guitar...
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