It's a funny truth about human nature, that we are never satisfied.
It's easier to see what's wrong with our art than it is to see what's right.
It's easier to listen to a little voice inside that says "Your work isn't good enough" than it is to believe other people when they say, "That's wonderful."
It's easy to feel like giving up.
What's the best thing to do when we feel that way?
Keep on painting.
Get up in the morning, dip your brush, and paint.
Your work may not appeal to the majority, but there is someone out there who will be brought to tears by your work.... or maybe just a quiet smile.
Keep on painting.
You will never arrive. The farther you go on this journey, the broader your horizon will be, and the farther away it will grow.
But you will grow along with it. And tomorrow, or next week, or next year, you will dip your brush in that paint, and your strokes, long and short, will make something wonderful.
And no one will have to tell you that it's wonderful. You will know it.
It's easier to see what's wrong with our art than it is to see what's right.
It's easier to listen to a little voice inside that says "Your work isn't good enough" than it is to believe other people when they say, "That's wonderful."
It's easy to feel like giving up.
What's the best thing to do when we feel that way?
Keep on painting.
Get up in the morning, dip your brush, and paint.
Your work may not appeal to the majority, but there is someone out there who will be brought to tears by your work.... or maybe just a quiet smile.
Keep on painting.
You will never arrive. The farther you go on this journey, the broader your horizon will be, and the farther away it will grow.
But you will grow along with it. And tomorrow, or next week, or next year, you will dip your brush in that paint, and your strokes, long and short, will make something wonderful.
And no one will have to tell you that it's wonderful. You will know it.
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