Material Items

Hoarders

Garth Beyer

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I have a great idea for a television show. It’s going to center on the life of hoarders.

Not any hoarders though. A special kind of hoarders, the worst kind, actually. (Yes, I’m well aware there is a show called hoarders that is centered on the life of hoarders.)

See, the type of hoarders who pose in the current television show and keep everything they touch, they are fighting the psychological battle of either holding on to the past or the concern of needing something for the future.

The type of hoarders I want to film are those who keep all of their art to themselves.

Those who have composed hundreds of songs but stick the sheets of music in the attic.

The types of hoarders that have 14 manuscripts tucked in the back of a drawer, telling themselves they need to be edited again before they are brought to a publisher.

The hoarder whose basement is filled with incredible knickknacks that no one will ever see. Or the hoarder who has a room filled with colorful handmade glassware, not for sale.

These are the hoarders with the serious problems. It’s one thing to be attached to a material item, it’s another to refuse letting anyone be attached to your material item, your art.

 

Stay Positive & Don’t Be A Selfish Artist

Garth E. Beyer

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Three Things You Can Always Give

Garth Beyer

I’m currently working on my Kickstarter project, but more on the specific project later. What I want to point out is that I don’t have many “material” things to give. Most people often don’t. So I am discovering that there are three ways that you can always give.

The first is time. It matters not that if it’s a little or a lot. What matters is that time is always there, and it’s extremely dynamic. You can play with time in a little way by waiting an extra five minutes before you leave or as complicated as working your entire schedule around to fit in some 1 on 1 time with your spouse. No matter what you need time for, you can work it out.

The second is attention and I mean this in the most general form. You can give your own attention to a matter, you can bring something to their attention or you can help someone create something that draws attention. It may feel that it costs money to get attention, but it is always free to give it.

The third is passion. It requires such little effort because your passion is your effort. Your passion is the most powerful thing you can give and transmit through another person and it is the total game changer in any relationship.

All three of which you can look forward to getting your hands on when my Kickstarter is released because you deserve the best, most value and something that I can always give.

 

Stay Positive & Boycott White Elephant (Try And Give These Things Away!)

Garth E. Beyer