"The artist always. .."

This sentence should never be finished with confidence. 
Full stop.

"A life or sensation is a life of greed..."

A life if meditation is a life of less.....

Or something like that
Haha

Thus a short but beautiful set of excerpts By Annie Dillard, that  inspires to slow down and value every day, as your day is a reflection of every other.
The battle of productivity vs presence of mind is brought up to consider. ..
I Recommend read and return when feeling lost;
://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/06/07/annie-dillard-the-writing-life-1/