vitality

There is a vitality, a life force
a quickening that is translated
by you into action,
and there is only one of you
in all 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.
It is not your business to
determine how good it is, nor
how it compares with other expression.
It is your business to keep it yours, clearly
and directly, to keep the channel open.
You do not even have to believe in
yourself of your work.
You have to keep open and aware
directly to the urges that motivate you.

Keep the channel open.
No artist is pleased.
There is no satisfaction whatever at any time.
Only a queer, divine dissatisfaction,
a blessed unrest that keeps us
marching and makes us
more alive than the others.
-Martha Graham