there is ego there, in holding onto this belief that you are even capable of creating something perfect and undoubted. you come full circle and realize that even your insecurity reveals a self-obsession.

it’s why creative block feels like a small death. this thing that you are meant to be good at, this gift, has suddenly abandoned you. you do not know how long for. it feels like an indictment of you personally, a punishment. imagine an opera singer who stands on stage one day, opening her mouth to let music come forward being met instead by... See more

i do care about excelling at the things i choose for myself. it’s why i keep starting to paint and then stopping. i must be a master or nothing at all. i’m a writer. who am i if i can’t even do that believably?

whenever i feel alive, i reach for a pen.

i don’t know who needs to hear this but you are worthy of respect even if you are mediocre. your writing will find a home, no matter how you feel about the sentence structure. your thoughts are important, even if they come out ineloquent. not every piece you create will be life altering; every artist, no matter how brilliant, has a skip in the... See more

believing that you can achieve perfection as an actor feels vain...thinking that you are capable of creating something completely unique and original performance wise just doesn't feel attainable.

the more i thought about it, the more i understood what he meant. there is ego there, in holding onto this belief that you are even capable of creating... See more

i do care about excelling at the things i choose for myself. it’s why i keep starting to paint and then stopping. i must be a master or nothing at all. i’m a writer. who am i if i can’t even do that believably?