AN OPEN LETTER TO ARTISTS OF EVERY KIND
DEAR ALL ARTISTS PURSUING THEIR DREAMS AND FEELING LIKE THEY’RE COMING UP SHORT,
You’re not.
You’re tired. You’re stretched thin. You’re brain is fried. But you are NOT failing.
YOU. ARE. NOT. FAILING.
And the pursuit of your dreams isn’t in vain. Progress when we’re in the middle of it looks like we’re not moving at all. It feels like you’ve taken a huge step and you look down and see you’ve barely scooted your foot.
Don’t give up. This is the part where most people do. They see their progress stall or they hit a road bump or they see the road looks longer and more challenging than they thought and they stop, turn back, and walk away.
DON’T. DO. IT.
I’m here to be that slap in the face, because I’ve been there, and I still get there sometimes. Because dreams and achieving them are HARD. They’re EXHAUSTING. But they’re also what makes you wake up every morning and continue on because you can’t NOT do it.
DON’T GIVE UP
Because at the end of the day this dream of yours–this burning passion that feeds your soul–is something that will change the lives of many that you haven’t even met yet.
Your road is going to lead to you incredible people, change you, shape you, MAKE YOU. And its hard, and tiring, and mucky. But it’s also beautiful and life changing, and worth it.
YOUR DREAM IS WORTH IT.
So don’t give up. You’re not falling behind. You’re not failing.
YOU’RE TRANSFORMING
Yours,
A friend who has also felt like giving up and almost did
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