“There is a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it.” – Martha Graham
Well said. I block self-expression out of fear. Fear of not being good enough, fear of having others judge, and fear of me judging me, all combine to shut self-expression off. In order to engage with my fear, I started putting my art and poetry on public forums. And just before doing so I would ask myself, “What’s driving this right now? A lot of the time I found myself confronting that needy separate-self wanting attention.
Difficult and challenging at first, I soon realized that whatever I express will have value to others’ perceptions, and even without that, I’m not sharing to gain approval, attention, fame, or wealth. I share because I can and desire to do so, there is no other valid reason to sing songs to the universe, ask a neighborhood bird singing a song to greet the dawn. That’s genuine self-expression!
May you balance in peace today,
Bryan Wagner
Visions of a People's Dharma 
The movement never lies
also the pause
the world
the cosmos contains everything
in himself
the self
is a handle
to the emergency brake
because man
is not master in his own house
the other people
have their own
the diversity of meaning
their own values
the universe
is the singing
the human
in his echo chamber
every gesture
makes a statement
even if one
the content
want to conceal for others
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I love the example of the birds singing. Even if it’s not the initial purpose, their songs bring such joy to whoever hears them.
I agree, the desire to share is very strong.
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Exactly so! I love the birds expressing for no purpose other than self expression and they sing to all who will listen. Be well my friend.
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You too, Bryan. 🙂
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