The Belief I’m Finally Releasing

What belief are you outgrowing right now?

One belief that’s been with me for years—honestly, it’s haunted me—is that “you can’t make a living as an artist.” That belief has been loud, especially when things got hard. And choosing this path hasn’t been easy. It still isn’t. But it’s a struggle I’ve decided is worth enduring.

I’ve pursued this career and failed more times than I can count. Each failure felt like the last. Like maybe I should just give up. But there’s always something in my gut that tells me to try again. To do it differently this time. To shift my mindset. To redefine what success even means—how it feels in my body, how I hold it in my heart.

Because deep down, I’ve always known I have the talent, the imagination, and the drive to turn this into something beautiful. Something fruitful. Something that can support me and the people I love. I just have to keep going. Keep trying. And keep learning—because my failures aren’t proof that I’m not enough. They’re just information. They don’t define me as an artist.

I still remember when my father told me, “You can’t do anything with art.” And yeah, that lit a fire in me—but it also planted this stupid little voice of doubt that I’ve been trying to silence ever since. And what I’m realizing now is that voice? It was never mine. It came from someone who didn’t believe in themselves. Someone who couldn’t see the possibility that I see now.

I know I’m meant to be an artist. I know I’ll be doing this for the rest of my life—until I die. And that belief? That’s finally louder than the doubt.

And now I’ll ask you:
What belief are you outgrowing right now?
It doesn’t have to be big or dramatic—it could just be something that no longer fits. Something you’re slowly releasing. Take a moment to sit with it. Write about it, draw it, speak it aloud. This is your invitation to reflect.