And no matter how hard you look, you’re almost invisible
to yourself,
Camouflaged by familiarity.*
Verlyn Klinkenborg

When you feel the rush of fear as you put your point of view, your art, or your idea out into the world, this is not an invitation to step back into the shadows; it’s a sign that you’re at the edge, right where you should be.**
Martin Amor and Alex Pellew

Do what you are passionate about:
It will save you from the overfamiliar that even now is
closing in around you,
And will save you from those lullabies of
“easy and repeat.”

Your passion reminds you that
you are more than this,
A Human Becoming,
Journeying, never arriving,
The worries and fears telling you how
you are still alive.

*Verlyn Klinkenborg’s Several short sentences about writing;
**Martin Amor and Alex Pellew’s The Idea in You