“An artist derives a similar satisfaction and peace from humbly serving her art—not practicing but serving—and accepting and asserting her place in the universe by doing so. She may never get there—she may never attain the serenity of the believer who has learned to put all her faith in God and leave all the worrying to Him—but that is the mountain she’s trying to climb, whether she knows it or not. You do it because you need to do it, because you are commanded to do it, and you can only hope and pray that in return it will give you what you need, even if you have no idea what that might be, other than some nebulous principle of fulfillment” Excerpt From: Browner, Jesse. *How Did I Get Here?*