I recently purchased some paper. Not just any paper, scrapbooking paper. It is so pretty, with it's lovely patterns and rich hues. I was so excited to get it home and to do so many gorgeous things with it. But a funny thing happened... When I got home I set it aside and just stared at it. Then I remembered having a pile of untouched scrapbook paper. The realization made me think; Why is it that I have these beautiful components, but no beautiful product?
Reason:
I am addicted to potential (and afraid of what comes after that).
Clinging to potential is easier than to commit to an unknown outcome that could just as easily be a success as it could be a failure. The older I get the more I realize that those terms are relative at best and most often completely meaningless. What is a success and what is a failure? They are what I say they are. (look at Picasso - his confidence created a persona for his artwork to become a success) What's to stop me from saying that I am an unprecedented success? When I have the choice why would I choose to focus on a negative and bring it closer to myself? Why would I give failure one ounce of brain space? Puzzling. Why are we trained that way? To fear the unknown and therefore to assert that the worst case scenario is a certainty?!
Well no more. Potential need not be a pole I cling to for fear of actually accomplishing something (what there is to fear about that I am not sure, and when I figure it out I'll let you know). Potential is now, for me, an impetuous for achievement, creativity, and jumping feet first into the cool, refreshing waters of the unknown.
Reason:
I am addicted to potential (and afraid of what comes after that).
Clinging to potential is easier than to commit to an unknown outcome that could just as easily be a success as it could be a failure. The older I get the more I realize that those terms are relative at best and most often completely meaningless. What is a success and what is a failure? They are what I say they are. (look at Picasso - his confidence created a persona for his artwork to become a success) What's to stop me from saying that I am an unprecedented success? When I have the choice why would I choose to focus on a negative and bring it closer to myself? Why would I give failure one ounce of brain space? Puzzling. Why are we trained that way? To fear the unknown and therefore to assert that the worst case scenario is a certainty?!
Well no more. Potential need not be a pole I cling to for fear of actually accomplishing something (what there is to fear about that I am not sure, and when I figure it out I'll let you know). Potential is now, for me, an impetuous for achievement, creativity, and jumping feet first into the cool, refreshing waters of the unknown.
Image from Tinkering Ink
L.
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