Sunday, January 8, 2012

Post #2 Sullivan: "Why I Blog"


As a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies, I have a warm place in my heart for the art forms “intimate, improvisational, and individual”, as Sullivan describes blogging. A concept that I got out of Sullivan’s article was the importance of humanity. Through a jazz focused education, I have learned that the right and the wrong lie in a deeper spectrum then some people may live by. What I mean by this is that I have realized that it is not about me being perfect, but being aware of and loving my mistakes. As many music gurus have proclaimed, following this philosophy can actually make mistakes not wrong anymore. The raw parts of us are only dangerous if ignored. Sullivan seemed to exude this philosophy. Whereas some writers might go through dozens of drafts so they can find the “perfect” way to say what they’re feeling, Sullivan takes the path that is not seeking perfection, but seeking awareness and humility. In my opinion, this approach to art and communication does not only seem to be the most realistic way to reveal one’s emotions and concepts but it also seems to be a way that allows the writer to not only be a narrator of the story but a character as well. This character is not perfect and probably will never be, but there is hope in tracking one’s reactions and seeing patterns. Through the analysis or even mocking of these patterns a sense of greater wholeness can be achieved. As Sullivan reminded the reader, he and now I are not putting down the traditions of art, but merely standing by human’s inability to actually “get it right”.

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