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| Self-portrait (1867) |
"Art is love."
English Painter
1827 - 1910
Do you love what you do? If you can't answer yes to this question, then you need to find something else to do or learn to love what you do. Failure to love what we do brings about despair and unhappiness. Creative leaders love creativity and their chosen medium of expression. Creative leaders have a deep, burning passion for their art, their writing or their dancing.
Life is too short to waste time doing something you don't enjoy. Yes, we all have a need to make money and we may not make money from our chosen artistic endeavor, but we need to find a way to love the job that pays the bills. We need to pay the bills so we can do what we love to do.
Do you have an attitude of gratitude? Do you say thank you every day for the gift of self-expression that you have been given? Do you say thank you for being alive? For breathing the air? For family and friends? For your health? For the food on the table? For the muse on your shoulder? We have so much to be thankful for?
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| Isabella and the Pot of Basil (1868) |
