01/12/2025
🥀 Every artist knows the quiet ache of wondering whether their work is “good enough.”
We chase validation, approval, a sign that what we create matters — but the truth is, the act of creating is already an act of courage.
Henri Matisse said it best: “Creativity takes courage.”
Not perfection. Not praise. Courage.
Interesting fact: Later in his life, when illness made it impossible for him to paint the way he once did, Matisse reinvented his entire process. He created his iconic paper cut-outs from bed or a wheelchair, proving that creativity is not about conditions being ideal — it is about showing up anyway.
✨ If you are an artist, designer, maker, writer, or anyone who builds something from nothing: your work is valid. You are creating a world that did not exist before you touched it.
What is one creative risk you have been afraid to take… but might be ready to try?
Your answer may inspire someone else.
