Artist and “You Are Loved” muralist Alex Cook joins the conversation to share his superpower of emotional honesty and how the question, “is it true?” helps guide his art, his voice, and his decisions.

A couple of episodes ago, Dr. Adam Dorsay recommended that to deal with an overwhelming sense of stress and anxiety, we should create more than we should consume.

That got me thinking about what motivates a creator and artist to put their heart into their work, and then put their work out there.

I wanted to learn more so I sat down with muralist, musician, and author, Alex Cook, to learn about what motivates his art.

Alex shares “the best art comes from a place of telling the truth,” and then he goes on to demonstrate that level of emotional honesty, vulnerability, and sincerity throughout the conversation.

From considering what others think of his art projects to finding the limitations of being honest, Alex shows up as someone who has thought long and hard about emotional honesty and lives by the principles he has created for himself.

In this episode, Alex answers the following questions:
- What motivates an artist?
- How to be honest?
- What is emotional honesty?
- How to live with integrity?

In the conversation, when asked about the relationship between his superpower and joy, Alex shares, “the most joyful thing is to do the work you’re here to do.” From my little “me-search” project here I call a podcast, I know 43 guests so far who would whole-heartedly agree with him.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

▶️ Alex Cook’s Website: https://www.stonebalancer.com/

▶️Alex’s “You Are Loved” Murals: Using https://www.youarelovedmurals.com/

▶️Alex’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stonebalancerart

Music in this episode by Ian Kastner.

"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations where I speak with interesting people about their special talent or superhero power and the meaningful impact it has on others. The intention is to learn more about their experience with their superhero power, so that we can learn something about the special talent in each of us which allows us to connect more deeply with our purpose and achieve our potential.

For more info about the podcast or to check out more episodes, go to: https://whatdoyouknowtobetrue.com/

"What Do You Know To Be True?" is hosted by Roger Kastner, is a production of Three Blue Pens, and is recorded on the ancestral lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish people. To discover the ancestral lands of the indigenous people whose land you may be on, go to: https://native-land.ca/

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#honesty #emotionalhonesty #art #motivation #YouAreLoved