I love the photos, wow. So true what you wrote, and I'm thinking about your last line: pick up your pen anyway. I'm wondering about timing. Do you think it's like the cliche about having a baby, you're never really ready, you just do it? I wasn't ready for my baby, but I was also 34 so more ready than 24 I guess. I know creation is always scary but wondering about balancing that fear with a certain level of resourcefulness in your life to take a big step, but maybe that resourcefulness mostly comes from within?
YAY so glad you liked the photos - I was hoping the "lurking self behind" would come through as symbolic and ominous...but not too on the nose :)
I think you have ABSOLUTELY nailed it - especially for those of us with perfectionist, people-pleasing tendencies, maybe? We want everything to be READY for our creative endeavor before we embark, whether it's book or baby. And of course we're never ready...thus the constant (sometimes paralyzing) tug of war with fear while we try to bolster the resourcefulness from within.
I love the photos, wow. So true what you wrote, and I'm thinking about your last line: pick up your pen anyway. I'm wondering about timing. Do you think it's like the cliche about having a baby, you're never really ready, you just do it? I wasn't ready for my baby, but I was also 34 so more ready than 24 I guess. I know creation is always scary but wondering about balancing that fear with a certain level of resourcefulness in your life to take a big step, but maybe that resourcefulness mostly comes from within?
YAY so glad you liked the photos - I was hoping the "lurking self behind" would come through as symbolic and ominous...but not too on the nose :)
I think you have ABSOLUTELY nailed it - especially for those of us with perfectionist, people-pleasing tendencies, maybe? We want everything to be READY for our creative endeavor before we embark, whether it's book or baby. And of course we're never ready...thus the constant (sometimes paralyzing) tug of war with fear while we try to bolster the resourcefulness from within.
Yes!!