When you begin something which is different to expectation, when you stand up for something you believe in, when you take a divergent path, then criticism will follow.

There are two kinds of criticism.

There is criticism which is helpful to you; it will always give plenty of great detail for why you need to keep working on something or adapt it or maybe focus on something else.

There is also criticism which bludgeons you and your ideas.  The most vociferous comes from those who are against many things but struggle to articulate what they’re for – it’s a way of life.  Because they’re against rather than for something, they struggle to be creative themselves.  You won’t be found amongst their peers; they prefer to hang out with people who don’t question their thinking or behaviour but offer mutual reinforcement.

Delivering your art to a world in need of the good and right things you want to bring will require you ignore the second kind of people.  If you have the first kind of people around, you’re blessed.

We also need to recognise criticism is a scale thing rather than a black and white thing – we’re all on it somewhere.  An infinite artist is mindful of this, how we are Human Becomings, not-yet-arrived people, inviting as many into play as possible and keeping the play going for as long as possible.