Posted in life, tagged absolutes, abundance, communication, considerations, dan jacobs, fear, force, hate, knowledge, lawyers, love, motion, perfection, responsibility, scarcity, stability, stillness, trust, truth, wisdom on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s all relative . . . even perfection is a relative concept in art and in life.
If you’re an artist, your idea of perfection changes each time you reach reach it – as you can now see how to make it better. It’s all relative to your idea of perfection at any moment in time.
Absolute [...]
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A small bottle sat upon the desk of Sir William Osler, the eminent professor of medicine at Oxford University. Sitting before him was a class full of young, wide-eyed medical students, listening to his lecture on the importance of observing correctly.
To emphasize his point, Sir Osler announced: “This bottle contains a urine sample for analysis. [...]
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Posted in art, life, tagged artists, arts, creative imagination, d.w.jacobs, dan jacobs, daniel w. jacobs writing, dreamers, dreams into action, dreams into reality, future, jazz, life, rock star on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Whereas . . .
when a culture has sunk to a level where there is no appreciation of the fine arts – where only the crude arts, hastily presented without aesthetic subtlety, are supported;
when there is no recognition that the number of people active in the arts is a measurement of the ultimate survivability of a [...]
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“It is never to late to be the person you were always meant to be.” – George Eliot, 19th Century Novelist
This is one of my favorite quotes of all time. In just 15 words Ms. Eliot has said all that needs to be said about the subject.
But, being a writer, I’ll add something of my [...]
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The following is the first in a series. These are excerpts from a featured interview that I did with Jazz Improv Magazine in 2005. – daniel w. jacobs
INTERVIEW:
JAZZ IMPROV: How has working in the music business affected your life?
DAN JACOBS: To begin, I read something by a famous producer that clarified this area for me. [...]
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Posted in art, life, music, tagged d.w.jacobs, dan jacobs, daniel w. jacobs, getting a product, invisible steps, metaya, patience, perfection is a trap, perservance, persistence on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is the second in a series. These are excerpts from a featured interview that I did with Jazz Improv Magazine in 2005. – daniel w. jacobs
INTERVIEW:
JAZZ IMPROV: How has your playing and overall perspective grown as a result of the two jazz albums you’ve recorded, “Jazz Standard Time” and “Blue After Hours?”
DAN [...]
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Posted in art, life, music, tagged artists are valuable, dan jacobs, dan jacobs interview, daniel w. jacobs, distractions, metaya, staying balanced, stress, toxic connections, trust your instincts on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is the third in a series. These are excerpts from a featured interview that I did with Jazz Improv Magazine in 2005. – daniel w. jacobs
INTERVIEW:
JAZZ IMPROV: How do you stay balanced as an artist and as an individual given the stress and distractions that surround us constantly?
DAN JACOBS: I have learned to [...]
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Isn’t it maddening how some people never respond? And even when they do grace you with an answer, it seems canned – as if they never glanced at the mail or listened to the message you sent them?
So, what’s up with this anyway? With more forms of communication available to us than at any time [...]
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