CLIMBING BEYOND OUR PAST ABILITIES IS PERHAPS LIFE’S GREATEST TASK
THE COMPANY CREW
One of the great satisfactions is when someone is able to climb beyond what “they” previously thought they could accomplish. It has happened to me several times in my lifetime and as I dug back through those times, in every case, my degree of success was very dependant on “others” who were close enough to my own objectives — that it seems to me — they were the secret of my success.
Since the early days when I invented the ParaGraver, those who came along and have made such a success of their own artworks (with my tool) nothing I have done has made me more proud than the feelings our artistic circle has produced. For some reason it requires that this “special trade” needs to have the “…similar interest” component to it, to be most effective, but when a person is “fortunate 0r just plain lucky” to find those SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS – I think it is critical to lift ourselves beyond our past.
The simple fact is — none of us can go it alone — but I am not sure I have given enough credit where credit is due. The “trade” that I have tried to maintain and pay attention too — it to offer to “…climb that upgrading effort” together. After all, there is very little another person can do for the important part of life and living for another. It is all we can do to pull our own life uphill — much less another’s.
So, the “belonging” side of our I&E Network is the part that most interests me now. There is nothing else I have done that seems to carry more productive, and contributory than our “mix” with eachother. So, I can recommend, that if you are “new” and just crossing our pathway for the first time – stop here for a time – and find out our entire SEVEN STEP PROGRAM for going from a beginner – to a master of your preferred interest and talents. Maybe you would “fit in” well. The whole idea is to “mix” as much as possible the INSPIRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT part of artistic pathways.
OUR MISSION IS TO DESTROY THE STARVING ARTIST – TOGETHER.
Lew Jensen
Firestarter & Conjurer
I have to agree. My paragraph I sent you and to Ken Brown “Why I dicided to learn from the best”, mentions that very thing. Everything I have done had to do with help or advice from others. And the best advice came from those who succeded in what I wanted to do.