Well. February has been a fun month! Absolutely life-changing, in fact.
Remember in my last post when I said I was going to show my inner child some love? Learn how to draw—because I’ve lived my entire life with the identity that I can’t draw?
Guess what. I CAN draw—I just never tried.
In just one drawing lesson, my entire “I can’t draw” identity was flipped on its head. Debunked. Just one lesson!
What an identity shift. I didn’t realize I’d been living a lie these past… um, we’ll say 30+ years 😉. Now, don’t get me wrong—I am by no means an exceptional artist. But some of my drawings have turned out really good. I’m genuinely proud of them. Honestly, I’m surprised at how good they turned out!
My gecko is so cute. And my giraffe actually looks like a real-life giraffe!
More importantly, I’m proud of myself. Proud that I took on this challenge—and that all it took was a few lessons in my SimplyDraw app to so dramatically boost my confidence and shift my identity.
And the cherry on top of all this drawing positivity? I actually enjoy it. It’s relaxing, and I get genuinely excited to see how my effort will turn out.
I can’t help but wonder what else I’ve been telling myself I’m not good at. What I’ve avoided because I tried it once or twice and wasn’t instantly successful. Basketball comes to mind. And golf 😊. I’m guessing one golf lesson won’t quite debunk that particular identity—but this little experiment has made me more willing to try (and stick with) new things.
What about you? Is there an identity you’ve long lived with that might be holding you back? Maybe it’s time to give that thing another try. Maybe you’ll discover that, with a little effort, you’re actually good at it. Or maybe you’ll find that you’re really bad at it—but still enjoy doing it.
I’m not sure why this lesson feels so profound to me: that you can have fun doing things you’re not good at. And maybe that is the point. Maybe I’m meant to learn this on a small scale so I can have the confidence to uplevel my life.
I don’t need to be perfect. I don’t need to be good at things to enjoy them. Part of the joy is in making mistakes, making things your own, and creating something beautiful simply because you love doing it.
What a revelation.
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