Story Of A Struggling Artist

The days are gone of waiting for someone to come save you from your nightmares of bills, stress and mediocrity. More than ever, people are being forced to take things in to there own hands and strive to succeed, in spite of and not because, of the people who would have traditionally provided a place for this life improvement.

Who cares how hard it may seem, or how unfair it is that the person standing next to you was 100 times less talented but still gets a paid 100 times more than you and is praised for his small accomplishments while you are criticized for your many. It's this same analysis over time that will keep most people captive, or deter them from what it was that initially inspired them to do what they do in the first place.

It's a battle against what is real and what is fake, what you are willing to do to fit in to the mold, or what you are not willing to do to break it. A long hard journey for anyone who wishes to be contrary to the norm, because the norm comes with numbers. Building a subculture isn't an easy task, because the majority of people don't want to support something no one else know about. This creates a catch-22 for any outsider wishing for inside acceptance with foreign thoughts.

It takes charisma, determination, and persistence because who knows, all the seeds you reap today may not bear any fruit for years. It is only through your faith that you will eventually fill your garden with the ripest gain because you never gave up on replanting ideas or giving nutrients to old ones despite other's lack of discernment.

It is the long haul that counts, your ultimate mission that once accomplished you can truly be at peace with yourself. Material things are only temporary and although it is comforting to possess beautiful objects and build your palace here on earth, the onset of spiritual death for instant gratification, is one that most will have to deal with for an eternity.

Creation cannot be contrived and/or forced and have the same effect of something that came about organically. It is impossible to duplicate emotions, especially when they did not originate from you, which will lead to disappointment and abandonment once it is realized that you cannot live up to your original standard, because it wasn't original at all.

Your best bet, is stick to you despite what the money and people may say. Someday it will be worth it.