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‘I Want to Be an Artist but I’m Paralyzed by Fear’

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‘I Want to Be an Artist but I’m Paralyzed by Fear’

Listen to your inspired heart, not your cowering mind.

Heather Havrilesky
May 20, 2020
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My Lady Greensleeves (1863) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Dear Polly,

I'm considering completely uprooting my life and I am so scared to do it. Deep down there's a longing within me to finally be at peace with who I am. I want to be a creative. An artist. A songwriter. 

I loved art and music since I was little, but it was never an obsession. I just enjoyed the…

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