William James spoke of "The higher mind of my mind" when he was trying to explain his relationship to It.
He also said that he had a less frequent relationship with It as he grew older and, I am assuming, more healthy minded. James expressed a wistful nostalgia at his gradual distance from It.
I related to James' It as something I experience when I am painting.
Since my return to school to learn how to be more open minded (which I believe is a contributing factor to becoming healthy minded) I have not been painting.
This is partly due to time constraints and mostly due to using my mind in a way that is not conducive to meandering about in the abstract corridors of my synaptic pathways (daydreaming) which usually compels me to paint.
I miss It, too Mr. James.
But I hope I will find it again after this semester and that It will be an even more inspirational, higher love of my love to paint.
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