But a candle burning at both ends doesn't produce twice the light; it just melts twice as fast.

The desperate need for applause fades. The frantic grasping for approval loosens. When you are already full, you can create from a place of overflow rather than a place of need.

You become generous instead of greedy. You become patient instead of frantic. You become loving instead of lusting after results. Today, I invite you to do something subversive.

Not tomorrow. Not when the project is done. Not when you "deserve" it.