there is no prescription for life

I recently stumbled upon a message that bears repeating. That it was written by an artist who shares her time in two of my favorite cities–NYC and SEA—makes it even more compelling. I found it in Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists, ed. Sharon Louden, and it is by Karin Davie:

“it’s complicated, but it’s also been an immensely gratifying experience. It’s allowed me the psychic space to think differently about my creative process. I’ve also benefited from not thinking that there is a prescriptive way to live one’s life” (104).

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That is what we all need to hear: despite what your company, school, or church might tell you, there is no prescription for life.  Do what you love to make your life as nice as you can. Then later, make it even better.