Lifestyle Sports

Sunday, August 6, 2023

[New post] Advice for new bards

Site logo image Nimue Brown posted: " Some suggestions of where to start if you want to follow the bard path. Spend as much time as you can with other people's creativity. Even if you know how you want to express yourself, there's a lot you can learn from others. Exploring creativity that" Druid Life

Advice for new bards

Nimue Brown

Aug 6

Some suggestions of where to start if you want to follow the bard path.

Spend as much time as you can with other people's creativity. Even if you know how you want to express yourself, there's a lot you can learn from others. Exploring creativity that isn't the sort of thing you mean to do will broaden and deepen your understanding of how people work with inspiration, and will enrich your life with beauty.

Invest time in learning your craft. Invest time in practice and exploration. Give yourself permission to try things, and permission to make mistakes. Put in the time, but don't feel obliged to stick with something if it doesn't work for you.

Find fellow travellers. It's good to have people you can share the journey with. Find people who will encourage you and cheer you on, and people whose work you love and want to support and encourage. Make praise and enthusiasm part of what you do.

Be curious about everything. Take interest in life, in humanity, in the land, and in anything that you find beautiful or moving. Inspiration will find you if you do this. Make space for inspiration to come to you, take time to practise and experiment, to ponder and daydream.

Read folklore and fairytales. Seek out traditional stories and do so with respect if you're exploring stories that don't belong to you. Dedicate yourself to learning - anything at all. History, politics, herbalism, sweet making, dance, potato sculpture, art movements, the structure of cells, the structure of soap operas, the details of the lives of bats, or porcupines or snails… any subject that calls to you is relevant. Follow your heart. Don't worry about what's worthy or significant, just trust that what speaks to you is valid. 

Find people you want to create for. Think about what you want to bring into the world and what you want to change with your creativity. Recognise and embrace the power you already have to make a difference. Take risks. Show up. Try.

Comment
Like
Tip icon image You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Druid Life.
Change your email settings at manage subscriptions.

Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:
https://druidlife.wordpress.com/2023/08/06/advice-for-new-bards/

WordPress.com and Jetpack Logos

Get the Jetpack app to use Reader anywhere, anytime

Follow your favorite sites, save posts to read later, and get real-time notifications for likes and comments.

Download Jetpack on Google Play Download Jetpack from the App Store
WordPress.com on Twitter WordPress.com on Facebook WordPress.com on Instagram WordPress.com on YouTube
WordPress.com Logo and Wordmark title=

Automattic, Inc. - 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110  

at August 06, 2023
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Latest from Food Politics: Alcohol in the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines: The Rumors

I have no inside information about what the new Dietary Guidelines will say beyond what I’ve read and what RFK Jr has said: They will be com...

  • [New post] Where Do You Go When You Need Wisdom? Who Will Be Your Counselor?
    Miche...
  • [New post] Pumpkin
    me po...
  • [New post] Herbery Poetry: Chervil — Naturetelling
    Life ...

Search This Blog

  • Home

About Me

Lifestyle Sports Return
View my complete profile

Report Abuse

Blog Archive

  • July 2025 (17)
  • June 2025 (45)
  • May 2025 (30)
  • April 2025 (32)
  • March 2025 (31)
  • February 2025 (25)
  • January 2025 (27)
  • December 2024 (26)
  • November 2024 (28)
  • October 2024 (29)
  • September 2024 (1602)
  • August 2024 (1542)
  • July 2024 (1563)
  • June 2024 (1584)
  • May 2024 (1696)
  • April 2024 (1567)
  • March 2024 (1976)
  • February 2024 (1977)
  • January 2024 (2065)
  • December 2023 (1865)
  • November 2023 (1376)
  • October 2023 (1078)
  • September 2023 (800)
  • August 2023 (689)
  • July 2023 (662)
  • June 2023 (650)
  • May 2023 (706)
  • April 2023 (614)
  • March 2023 (615)
  • February 2023 (582)
  • January 2023 (673)
  • December 2022 (639)
  • November 2022 (575)
  • October 2022 (576)
  • September 2022 (530)
  • August 2022 (598)
  • July 2022 (807)
  • June 2022 (985)
  • May 2022 (988)
  • April 2022 (926)
  • March 2022 (551)
  • February 2022 (426)
  • January 2022 (450)
  • December 2021 (946)
  • November 2021 (2978)
  • October 2021 (3085)
  • September 2021 (3021)
  • August 2021 (3025)
  • July 2021 (3182)
  • June 2021 (3125)
  • May 2021 (296)
Powered by Blogger.