Hope springs eternal
It’s all happening.
As a person who spent much of her younger years, specifically teens through early thirties with a pretty pessimistic attitude, it’s still odd for me to see myself as an optimist of sorts. Having kids really changed my point-of-view, when I suddenly realized that it wasn’t all about me, and I was responsible for shaping the lives of these small people.
When I notice my former pessimistic attitude creeping in at times, not only try to figure out why, but I try to change my outlook. This happened recently when I applied to a show and I was not accepted. Let me preface this by saying two things.
- I was invited to apply.
- In the twenty plus years that I have been doing this, I have only been turned down a small handful of times.
I've been in a creative field in one way or another for many years, and rejection is something that you have to deal with. So, what did I learn from this experience? Well, I used my frustration about all the time spent on the application to pursue different channels of exposure for my business. I'm happy to announce that I did some interviews that I will share once they are live.
To quote Ruthann from my favorite tv show, Northern Exposure: "an artist needs obstacles." And do you know what? She's absolutely right.
xo, Christa
Thanks for reading-I’m glad you’re here.