Happy Thoughts!
I came across this wonderful image in the flickr pages of Matirose and had to share this message with you. It's a simple one that we can all to often forget as creative professionals trying to navigate the wild, wild west of freelance, the web, new careers, reinventing ourselves, launching a business, or anything else that was once "the greener grass" until you got on the other side and realized that you were on the grass alone with your big idea and now it's 100% up to you to do something with it. And there you sit, sometimes frozen. And your idea may not be taking off as quickly as you'd like. Or you feel like you made a really big mistake. Or maybe you aren't that talented. Let me remind you of this...
I'm not a shrink. But I am a human being sitting here writing these posts each day. And sometimes I think something is wrong with me. For every 10 supporting you, there's a few that want you to disappear. Let's face it, bad motives do exist. It's part of life. So often we feel like Ugly Betty on some level. It's our hips, if only they were more boyish. It's our career, we're not where we expected to be at this age. Maybe our family life sucks right now. When will he propose? Should we have kids, all our friends are having them? Or maybe it's time, we need more hours in a day. Our hair is falling out in clumps, we can't keep the plants alive, the dog likes our spouse more, the weather is depressing, oh the list can go on and on. We can be high on Friday and at the lowest point in our life on Saturday morning. But I assure you that you are not alone. We are all in this together. Nothing is wrong with you. Accept this simple truth with me today.
There is nothing wrong with you.
Keep putting one foot in front of the other because, what's that quote, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Yes that's it. So keep steppin'. You're fierce. You can do anything you have passion for as long as you take steps and make progress on some level. Remember that.
So if you're about to go into the month of December with any doubt in yourself or your dreams at all, remember There is Nothing Wrong With You. Back straight, chin up, eyes ahead, keep your dreams in front of you and don't stop until you can hold them in your hands.
Now it's Friday, go have some fun! See you on Monday. :)
(image from matirose)