Copy.

“A wonderful flaw about human beings is that we’re incapable of making perfect copies. Our failure to copy our heroes is where we discover where our own thing lives. That is how we evolve. So: Copy your heroes. Examine where you fall short. What’s in there that makes you different? That’s what you should amplify and transform into your own work. In the end, merely imitating your heroes is not flattering them. Transforming their work into something of your own is how you flatter them. Adding to the world that only you can add.” - Austin Kleon, Steal like an Artist.

You’re Ready.

“You might be scared to start. That’s natural. There’s this very real thing that runs rampant in educated people. It’s called ‘imposter syndrome.’ The clinical definition is a ‘psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments.’ It means that you feel like a phony, like you’re just winging it, that you don’t really have any idea what you’re doing. Guess what: None of us do. Ask anybody doing truly creative work, and they’ll tell you the truth: They don’t know where the good stuff comes from. They just show up to do their thing. Every day.” -Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist.

Knowing Thyself…

“If I’d waited to know who I was or what I was about before I started ‘being creative,’ well, I’d still be sitting around trying to figure myself out instead of making things. In my experience, it’s in the act of making things and doing our work that we figure out who we are.” -Austin Kleon, Steal like an Artist

alexandrananny:

I Am Madly In Love With You..

I watch you as you go about your day

frantic, trying to get things done

check things off your to do list

including your time with me

I am just waiting to grab your attention

thirsty for your love. 

Your time with me isn’t a chore

When you spend time with me I get to spend time with you

And that time is precious to me

Won’t you just sit with me?

You want to understand things

And I want you to understand

But my timing is perfect

All I ask is that you rest

And wait upon your king

Don’t you know?

Don’t you know that when you are hurting

when you are in distress

When you are worrying, anxious, and drenched in fear

When you cry out to me, frustrated because you feel im not near

It cuts deep within

I feel what you feel

I feel the distance

And I want our hearts to be one

I want our love to be complete

But every sign I send to let you know Im here, I love you, and I understand

You pass away as mere coincidence. 

Won’t you open up your heart to me?

I know it would be easier if I was physically standing there with you

Then you could never second guess if im there

I know it would be easier if I spoke to you in an audible voice

Then you could always hear what Im saying

But I need you to have faith 

Don’t give up on me

Open your ears, open your heart

I know its hard sometimes

But if you will stop

take a moment

look at the sunset 

at the flowers in bloom 

thats me.

telling you.

I am MADLY, deeply, indefinitely in love with you.

and I will never give up on you.

I am fighting for your heart.

Just waiting for you to seek my face

Won’t you trust me?

Have faith in me?

And know that there is nothing you can do 

that would change this mad love that I have for you. 

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” 

-Howard Thurman