The Hidden School: Musings, Reflections and Trusting the Timing

Musings, Reflections and Trusting the Timing: Introductory remarks by Dan Millman author of The Hidden School

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Maybe you’ve heard the story about a master artist who sculpted beautiful dogs from blocks of wood. Asked how he did it, he said, “I just cut away everything that isn’t the dog.” In a sense, I suppose, we each sculpt our best selves, and our lives, in a similar fashion — cutting away the excess, the complications, until we reach a state of simplicity and authenticity. It’s a lifelong art project.

My best writerly self is one facet of that lifetime work-in-progress. With the publication of my first book, in 1980, I could never have.