People have a hard time accepting anything that overwhelms them.

by | Jan 6, 2015 | From the CEO, FS+C

As a Dylan fan, I enjoyed reading this article today called “Bob Dylan on Sacrifice, the Unconscious Mind, and How to Cultivate the Perfect Environment for Creative Work.” Some of my favorite lines were Muriel Rukeyser’s beautiful definition of poetry: “an art that relies on the moving relation between individual consciousness and the world.”

“Bob Dylan values that unconscious aspect of creativity far more than rational deliberation, speaking to the idea that the muse cannot be willed, only welcomed — a testament to the role of unconscious processing in the psychological stages of creative work.”

And last, but not least: “People have a hard time accepting anything that overwhelms them.”

One of my favorite lyrics these days from Dylan is: “I’ve been down on the bottom of a world full of lies/ I ain’t looking for nothing in anyone’s eyes.”

Now that is truth and poetry.

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