ORIGINAL COPY POSTED ON INSTAGRAM DURING THE CHALLENGE
Scary Reason No 4 to not pursue your creative path
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Bumping up against a wall (or multiple granite plinths) of self-doubt and/or realisations of being potentially potential-less.
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Ho Hum. This is a fun one. What sounds like self-pity to an outsider can be a crippling thing to face if you have ‘perfection’ tendencies. 🙋🏼 And the worst part is – the more you repeat it to yourself – the bigger and more real a fear it becomes to overcome.
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You know who else makes good use of repetitive phrases? Witches. While folklore may attribute their magic to potionary of sorts – witches are in truth a very literal and sometimes exaggerated manifestation of individuals who aren’t afraid of using their powers; powers of persuasion that is.
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So instead of casting yourself some dooming spells, repeat good magic phrases to yourself – again and again until you believe them.
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I went with “With every day you’ll be better than you were yesterday.” That way I’m reminding myself that
1) in order to improve I have to start
2) the only person I’m comparing myself to is myself
This kind of repetition quickly turns insurmountable granite plinths of self-trepidation, that you think someone else put there (but really it was you) into granite pillars of self-worth realisation. You’re doing your thing for only you. Your journey of improving.
And You Can. You can. You can. 🌟
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📸inspiration photo by Mila Buenavida on Unsplash
(artist retains all rights to print reproductions of this painting)
Inspiration: artist’s own and common licence photography