Feeling Good About What You Share With the World
Have you ever felt like the gift that your possessed would only be valid if a certain number of people liked it? In other words, is what you give to the world important if enough people agree with you?
I believe this is the struggle that many of us artists face. We want to put out a quality product that reflects who we are. We are expressing. We are allowing the world into our inner world, which can be a very scary proposition.
This struggle doesn’t just go for writers and musicians. It goes for anyone who is creating something new. It is the risk taking that creates the opportunity to be concerned how other people are thinking about us.
Let’s be real here. I don’t believe there is an artist out there that doesn’t want to be seen. There is a reason why we pay so close attention to details. It’s also why we go about the work of marketing our product. We want to be seen. We believe that we have something valuable that the world should see. To deny this truth is to create stress for ourselves.
We want to present our work for a couple of reasons. When we create something, and somebody connects with it, we have given them a great gift. Creative work connects people. It makes them feel alive. When you and I give something, we have essentially invited them into our world. They become a part…
