by Psalm Pollock | Sep 26, 2019 | Mindset
You have no idea how much I’ve struggled with perfectionism. I suspect many artists do, but my relationship with it was obviously toxic. While perfectionism can yield beauty, it can also shroud it. When it sticks its needly fingers into your craft,...
by Psalm Pollock | Aug 15, 2017 | Mindset
Motivation. That thing that runs (or doesn’t run) us all. As would-be high achievers, we can curse it… pine for it… and wonder where the hell it is. But if we are one of the successful few, motivation is second nature. It just happens. Or so it...
by Psalm Pollock | Sep 4, 2015 | Mindset
Meditation is about developing awareness. When was the last time you stubbed your toe? Or almost ran over a pedestrian? Or absent-mindedly dragged a Sharpie across a white T-shirt, ruining it? Occurrences like these are signs that you are not paying attention. They...
by Psalm Pollock | Jun 7, 2015 | Mindset
When you believe you are not there yet, keep going. One day, you will grow tired of pain. You will see through the actions that are its architect. One day you will realize that weight is needless And decide to carry only breath. Even the clothes You dress yourself in...
by Psalm Pollock | Apr 15, 2015 | Mindset
I’m 12 years old. And I’m locked eye to eye with my mother. Two people, one crumbling… the other leaving. We have a flight to catch. Micronesia. Weeks earlier, we spent days packing the things we couldn’t take on the plane and we shipped it all off. Stuffed animals....
