art isn’t anything in particular. it could be writing, dancing, speaking, building. art could be something as simple as making macaroni and cheese because art is about listening. it's about paying attention to the task at hand and letting it become something new. art is putting something from inside yourself into the world in a shape that hasn’t been there before. it is learning how to be someone who gently lets things come; someone who tries new things, and loves them, even if no one else does. you understand that the thing isn’t as important as the making of it, but still, you stand by what it is. not because it’s groundbreaking, or because it’s going anywhere in particular; you stand there because you listened, and you made something, and it felt good. there. stay right there, and rest with your heart open - that is the prize. there’s more where that came from. and if you stay there, making and moving and taking one small step after another, you’re strengthening your connection to yourself. is there anywhere else you’d rather be?