Not long ago, I found myself struggling to create art, under a self-imposed burden of “should.” I thought I had it in me to do more—and better—than I was getting around to doing.
I felt I had unrealized potential.
What difference might it have made, if I had really known that many, many people feel that way? Might it have lightened the burden I placed on myself?
And, looking the other direction, might it make a difference to some of those people today, if they developed a similar awareness, understanding that many, many others are in the same, self-critical boat?
Perhaps some self-compassion could arise. It has for me.