Speaker 1: Creativity is an addiction. Sure, you've got ups and downs
and in between, twists and tumbles and oh my god,
what's next, But you know what, it's all part of
the game. Treat it like the game that it is
unplugged because we will always say yes to creativity, totally
uncut because we all make mistakes. So turn it into
a tool. This is Arrow unplugged. One of the things
that you don't really get to see or hear is
me going through the book to pick out the pages
that we will talk about today. The mind is seeking
that open space. The heart is preparing for not a race,
but a place, a place where we can all grow together.
You know, there was once a time when all I
wrote about was gaining access to the removal of the mask.
I saw myself in the mirror, but I didn't know
the self that was wearing the same clothes. As time
continues to grow beyond childhood dreams and wishes, the ambitions
to continue building have an swayed mainly by way of writing.
It seems like such a chore and or a dangerous
game to others, because we are taught as children to
keep our emotions next to our chest, even Bruce Lee
was quoted to say, never let your enemy see your knowledge,
which is an odd thing to live by, because if
you're keeping everything to yourself, eventually your truer identity is
overtaken by consumption and assumption. Knowing who you are doesn't
mean bragging about the accomplishments. As Randy Bachman of Bachman
Turner Overdrive once said to me, you only know me
for my hits. What about my strikeouts? Hey Sarrow. This
is the daily mess, a chronological walk through an everyday world.
I am a daily writer. Pin to paper. Sure, you
can do it on a computer. I talk to enough
writers that do that. They've just got to put their
ten little fingers on there and go shit, and they're
okay with that. I use pin to paper because it
just feels like my whole entire body is a part
of the process. Try it sometime by a writing instrument,
not a pin, a writing instrument that you can call
your own, give it a name, and then enjoy the journey.
This is the daily mess. Those moments when you want
to tell yourself no no no no no no no no,
but end up doing it anyway, but with an attitude
not always the best feeling, is it. I don't suffer
from restless bitch face, but when things aren't going my way,
I am absolutely unafraid to use my voice. That's when
you see assumed friends walking away. Most want my upbeat energy.
They want that guy, not the person who deals with reality.
I mean, it's tough enough for them to deal with
their own fits only to see the guy that brings
them that upbeat feeling. He isn't doing too well. He's
not that Marvel character. Oh no, he has days of
doubt as well. What are we gonna do? How dare
we get caught up in such a circle, such a mess?
You know, between the two of us here, let's be
really super honest. Okay, most motivational walkers aren't who they
think they are. They hold the tools to stay upbeat
and positive, but we never get to see what's going
on inside that mirror, the things that make them weak
to keep reaching out for new ideas and new ways
to build up not only themselves but others. When all
are gone, it's only their image in that mirror. That's
where the identity of reality is unveiled, which means what
to the selfie picture now being put on display? On
the world Wide Web. Who you are in that mirror
versus who and what you are in the realm of reality.
There's a reason why I'm upbeat when I'm at the
essential job or when I'm out and about on the
streets of the everyday world. I'm upbeat because I want
to feel upbeat, hoping that others will connect to the
upbeat mode. But I am just as human as anybody else,
and there are times where I go through seasonal changes,
and I do hold on to tools that can get
me through the cloudy moments. But there's also times where
the mud that I'm tracking through trips me. Where are
those to pick us up after we've picked them up?
Oh that's right, they're the ones that turned and walked
away because you were having a bad day. But this
isn't about me. This is about how can we get
you to go the other direction instead of settling for ugh, no, no, no,
rather than yeah, what you're looking for? There is something
to be said about outreach. You may feel like crud,
but if you reach out and help somebody else who
is also feeling like crud, it doesn't have to be
a day of doubt, shame, guilt, eh but it can
be a day of growth, not only for them but
for you, because you start to realize how much of
a giver you really are, and how much of your
energy doesn't have to be swiped or stolen, but rather
it helps inspire to help them understand they have a
daily choice. I can be or I can be. How's
your day? You're doing good? Seriously? Are you doing good?
All right? How can we make a better connection to
those around us? Learning how to not only face that
image in the mirror, because there's a lot of negative
energy in there. Look at the way you dress, the
way you comb your hair. How hard did you press
down on your teeth when you were brushing them? Ooh,
there's some angst. There's some angst. Did you floss? Did
you pick up your dirty socks and put them in
the hamper? Okay, I get it, I get it. I
don't want you to go out into the world to
be a fake. I want you to internally feel that energy,
bring it from the inside of your core and allow
it to grow on the outside, not so that others
will come up to you like a magnet, but rather
believe in the spirit that you bring. I'm Errol and
that's the daily mess.