Matthew Ferry's Blog

This is a quote I saw on the back of a wine bottle the other night and thought it was worth commenting on.

“If feelings fail you vain will be your course. And idle what you plan unless your art springs from the soul with elemental force.”

This is my interpretation. “If feelings fail you vain will be your course.”  When you are not connected to your feelings, your heart, you are connected to your mind, The Drunk Monkey.  The Drunk Monkey is all about getting ahead, manipulating and strategizing to stay alive.  This is self-centered, vain behavior.

“And idle what you plan unless your art springs from your soul with elemental force.”  Stop taking action until you are inspired.  If you take actions based on The Drunk Monkey’s goals to dominate, get ahead, stay alive, be important etc, then you will win the battle but lose the war.  You can achieve your goals but you will be left feeling empty.  Wait to be pulled forward by your inspiration and your goals and dreams will happen in magical ways and leave you feeling satisfied and complete.