I'm on a road trip with my hubby, my daughter, and my dog, today. We've reached the point in the trip where we've exhausted the pressing conversations, and are enjoying the companionable silence that falls when you are just happy to be together.
I used my cell phone to wander over to etsy to find inspiration (and to convince myself that I don't actually have to pee, already.) It was delightful to see all of the wonderful projects that people do, and I wandered from Doctor Who mugs, to quilt patterns, to steampunk keyboards, to wall decals.
After a while, I got a little bit lost. I found myself promising to do more, have more, buy more....and why couldn't I make beautiful things, like the rest of the internet? And by the way, why couldn't I make as much stuff as there is on Etsy!?!!
Talk about being lost! I looked at the finished product from hundreds of people, literally thousands of hours of work, and my self-talk was brutal because on some level, deep down, I believe that I should be the best at all things. And I'm not.
But, I've got my little corner of the world, and I am happy here. I'm still not the best, but I'm good. And there's room in the world for everyone to have their own little corner of good.
I'm going to take a little break from etsy and get my self talk under control because I love what I do, and I love my skill set, and I love the way that I make connections. What do you love about the way you art through the world?
I used my cell phone to wander over to etsy to find inspiration (and to convince myself that I don't actually have to pee, already.) It was delightful to see all of the wonderful projects that people do, and I wandered from Doctor Who mugs, to quilt patterns, to steampunk keyboards, to wall decals.
After a while, I got a little bit lost. I found myself promising to do more, have more, buy more....and why couldn't I make beautiful things, like the rest of the internet? And by the way, why couldn't I make as much stuff as there is on Etsy!?!!
Talk about being lost! I looked at the finished product from hundreds of people, literally thousands of hours of work, and my self-talk was brutal because on some level, deep down, I believe that I should be the best at all things. And I'm not.
But, I've got my little corner of the world, and I am happy here. I'm still not the best, but I'm good. And there's room in the world for everyone to have their own little corner of good.
I'm going to take a little break from etsy and get my self talk under control because I love what I do, and I love my skill set, and I love the way that I make connections. What do you love about the way you art through the world?