"Each answer I write seems to be an act of surrender, but at the same time a kind of armouring up — vulnerability as a form of protection." —Nick Cave, The Red Hand Files, Issue #116
When I read Nick Cave’s answer to a question from a reader about freeing himself from fear, I was impressed with how he cut to the heart of the matter. When I paraphrase Nick’s reply, it goes something like this.
Every picture I take is an act of surrender, but not giving up. Filling the frame and calling it my own is my way of showing the world my truest self. While I am my most vulnerable, I am my strongest.
a few more words from Nick on letting go . . .
“I feel that if I stay true to myself and follow my intuitions, if I surrender control of life’s outcomes, things tend to work out okay.”
I agree wholeheartedly.