I have been rearranging my studio and organizing my art supplies this past week (pictures to follow in the next post) and as I was going through old stuff I found the words above scribbled on a piece of paper with little stars done in colored pencil. I wrote this years ago when I was in my early 20's and thought it fitting for now.
Many people (me included) keep our dreams inside, eeking them out in little bits and then pulling them back in when we fear we have shown too much of ourselves, afraid of judgement and failure. But what if those dreams were brought out into the open and never pulled back inside, taking a risk just to see what would happen? Would being judged or failing be worse than dreams that never had a chance?
I know I trade many of my dreams for security and I am not sure that makes me as happy as I could be. After giving this lots of thought in the past year, I think I would rather try to live my dreams to the fullest and fall flat on my face than to just be okay in my day to day. And who knows what security will come when my dreams are allowed to manifest - could be a much better and happier life. Art is going to take a bigger place in my life this year and beyond. I don't want my dreams floating around wishing to be born. I want them out in the sunlight and hopefully shining an extra bit of light into the world.
So, my new year's resolution is to start living my dreams and see where they take me.
May all your dreams shine
in 2011 and beyond.
Happy New Year!
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