I signed up for an art course 🎨

And it’s a really big deal!

I was so artsy as a child but when I didn’t get into “gifted and talented” art (and all my friends did), I felt like a failure

I took it as my art wasn’t good enough

And as a millennial eldest daughter perfectionist..

What I once loved turned into a stressful experience

If it wasn’t perfect, I wasn’t happy

So I stopped doing art all together

But today I signed up for an art class that I’m genuinely excited about

No stress, no pressure

Just for my own creative enjoyment

And that feels like healing

So proud of how far that little girl who was made to feel like she wasn’t good enough has come 👩‍🎨💜