Martha Graham

Keep the Channel Open

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening,
That is translated through you in action.

And because there is only one of you in all time,
This expression is unique, and if you block it, 
It will never exist through any other medium and be lost.
The world will not have it.

It is not your business to determine how good it is,
Nor how valuable, nor how it compares to other expressions.
It is your business to keep the channel open.

You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work.
You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges
that activate you.

Keep the channel open.

 - Martha Graham

   I would add that it is also not anyone else's business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable, nor how it compares to other expressions.