Creative urges

[blueskitten]

I have this incredible urge to be artsy-fartsy.  Draw, paint, dance, whatever.  I have a new, blank drawing pad tempting me to emblazon the first page with something brilliant.  But herein lies the problem... I've never been able to get past a certain artistic hurdle; I always feel like whatever I do needs to be brilliant.  Especially when I've

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[fpjmask]

I like photography. I enjoy looking at professional photography. I like shooting photos of my own, even though I am uneducated and only use disposables. I just love the feeling of doing the art. The focusing, the picking of the subject, the clicking of the button. It's kind of liberating in a way. I feel reconnected with myself. But then comes development day, where I turn in the camera and get really nervous, even though it's all for fun.

Yes, I have those perfectionist moments. Fine line between being inspired by others success and being threatened by it. Sometimes I'm on the wrong side of that line. But it is blissful when I create something I like. Makes it well worth it.