Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles

It is said that we are not responsible for our first thought. We are responsible for our second thought and our first action.

Often, the solution is to take contrary action. This means that you are afraid to do something, but you choose to do it anyway.

Families are a construct, after all, and can be created any way that we need them.

Sharon Louden, editor. Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists. Intellect Ltd. 2013.

human rights technologist Sabrina Hersi Issa,

writer Michelle Tea’s infinite wisdom: “Do not believe your own superstitions of what you think you need in order to write.”

Our thinking builds a narrative about ourselves, about everyone we encounter, and about the world around us.

our range of emotions can be stunted, too, and it’s helpful to know all the kinds of emotions humans can and do have. There are so many feelings and there is power in naming them.

As you identify thought patterns that you want to disrupt and feelings that you want to work through, taking a contrary action can be an effective tool for personal growth.

The tricky business is learning to identify, feel, and trust our range of emotions without succumbing to each one.