DAY 052 – DESIGNING DANGEROUSLY

Our Nuclear Reactor

From a particularly great analogy in Dr. Maisel’s The Van Gogh Blues about turning on our creative switch, our energy, in spite of the daily grind:

“It is as if we had a nuclear reactor within us, but saw nothing on the horizon but a lightbulb to light. Who would be motivated to put a nuclear plant on-line for such a paltry reward?”

Later:

“Are you willing to turn yourself into a fiery person, someone who burns hotter than her neighbors?…all you can do is make a sincere effort in the desired direction.”

Burn brightly, friends, more so than your neighbors, your families, your contemporaries. I will make a sincere effort to do likewise.