Artists look at the the world in unique and paradoxical ways. They smell roses where others smell fumes. They see light in darkness, hear music in silence and exult the beauty in the mundane. Above all they understand how to shape and chisel at their attitude and thinking the way Michelangelo would shape marble for his David. All the while, they may be driven by impulses even they can’t fully understand.
I understand that sort of thinking. I live in a circumstance which is profoundly effected by my own mental state. The same could be said of anyone, but, one of the first things that I learned in my life is that thought influences action. Thoughts must be sculpted and shaped by a disciplined mind in order to have a positive affect on circumstance. I have learned recently that it is easier to make art with a positive attitude.