The New Crop: Issue #137
who gets to be an artist? + "the secret of life is getting today right"
What’s in this issue:
💭 Thought: Who gets to be an Artist?
💭 Today’s Thought
This week in a coaching session, one of my clients used the word artist to describe me.
It was a curious choice of words, especially considering that artistic was something I spent most of my childhood convincing myself I wasn’t.
So, I headed to the dictionary.
Of course, there’s the expected definition—“someone who draws or paints”—but there’s also this one:
“Someone who creates things with great skill and imagination.”
And just like that, the word artist offered me a different way to see myself.
Maybe everyone is some kind of artist.
I’m still sitting with the kind of art I create and the kind of artist I might be. Sharing these reflections in case you want to think through this along with me 😊 :
How are you an artist? What kind of art do you make?
What’s something you once told yourself you weren’t, that might be worth revisiting?
📚 Today’s Read
The Secret of Life is Getting Today Right
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
- Seneca
As an alternative to long-term planning, consider this perspective from Thomas Oppong: “When you get today right repeatedly, you move in a direction. You might not know exactly where you’ll end up, but you’re definitely not staying still.” Click here to read more. »
See you next week!
xo,
Anne