Title: Maggie Smith on Art and the Gift of Our Attention

2025-05-21

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Description: … We need art and beauty now more than ever We need creators to create And Jen admits to being a metaphor whore Thought-provoking Quotes: “The thing that really kept me going was writing. Writing was the way that I came home to myself.” – Maggie Smith 8:00 Nobody wants my cookbook. The next step will be call Doordash – Maggie Smith 9:00 Every decision you make is a creative decision. 10:15 I always want to grab people by the shoulders…....

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We need art and beauty now more than ever

We need creators to create

And Jen admits to being a metaphor whore

Thought-provoking Quotes:

“The thing that really kept me going was writing. Writing was the way that I came home to myself.” – Maggie Smith
8:00 Nobody wants my cookbook. The next step will be call Doordash – Maggie Smith
9:00 Every decision you make is a creative decision.
10:15 I always want to grab people by the shoulders….
13:45 Even if you’re not a writer, if you have a good therapist, they’ll probably tell you to write.
27:15 The quality of your attention in the world is your gift.
31:00 I am so grateful that people make things
35:00 I may look like I’m alone when I’m writing
35:30 I think it’s important to debunk the myth of the solo creator (similar to the tortured artist)
42:00 I would hate for people to think that fully formed poems come out. Just get it down.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life by Maggie Smith - https://amzn.to/42EPzrc
Sturgill Simpson - https://sturgillsimpson.com/
Good Bones poem by Maggie Smith - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/good-bones
Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change by Maggie Smith - https://amzn.to/3Gal2Kd
Moving Forward After Pain Rips Your Script: Maggie Smith - https://jenhatmaker.com/podcasts/series-36/moving-forward-after-pain-rips-your-script-maggie-smith/
The Friendships That Save Us: Maggie Smith - https://jenhatmaker.com/podcasts/series-54/the-friendships-that-save-us-maggie-smith/
The Dear Writer Book Tour - https://maggiesmithpoet.com/dear-writer-book-tour/
You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir by Maggie Smith - https://amzn.to/3Ep8sWK
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott - https://amzn.to/42yKoJi
Joan Didion – https://www.joandidion.org/
My Life by Lynn Hejinian - https://amzn.to/3Eo6J40
Sayeed Jones - https://www.readsaeedjones.com/