Believing in yourself

Last week, something triggered in my mind. There are usually events that lead up to a full-blown identity crisis at least once every year, and I aim to never have those feelings again, or at least recognize them and dont act on them.

I am a multi-creative artist. I have always been that way. Once in a while, I stray into distant internet lands far and wide and begin to compare myself, my art, and my business with other creatives. I look at how well they are doing, and my inner critic goes into overdrive without me even noticing. It masks itself as learning and improving myself as if Im not already successful enough. The reality is that success can not be defined as one thing. Everyone achieves success in big and small ways that are completely unique to the individual. We can't all be one thing, and there is no straight path to any kind of definition of what successful is.

I think by looking inwards at our interests and joys and the natural ways we create, something truly authentic blooms into existence. We cannot shove ourselves into a box and wrap it in a pretty bow and expect everyone to like us; that box would implode eventually. We are all made and formed out of messy, chaotic, beautifully unique lives, and art is the way humans portray them. I want my art to reflect raw emotion and everything that life is; I can not express that if I limit myself.

I want this to possibly help someone feeling this in any capacity. You are seen, keep being the authentic you, and question your thoughts, sometimes they can lead you astray, and you just need to lead them back to your center.

-Alyssa