“Markers, Paw-Prints, Hair Dye, and Other Mistakes”
I love trying new things. I’m bold. I love the rush of adrenaline you get when taking risks. I love the unknown.
I’ve had this mindset for as long as I can remember; I’ve always believed that living a life without being audacious isn’t a life worth having. You need to be impulsive. Try new things without worrying about the outcome, because if you do, you won’t enjoy the little things in life nearly as much. But things can go wrong, and they do. All the time. Sometimes creating and trying new things don’t work the way you want them to. That’s just life. But It shouldn’t stop you from doing bold things.
I have had tons of experience in the field of trying new things. Ballet, for example, is always new to me. It’s always been fun, but sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes, I want to quit. Sometimes I just don’t want to go back to that studio. I was a slow learner and the place I dance has extremely high expectations. Therefore, I was already behind. There were some things that were more difficult to me than the other students. They knew more than me and that made me feel stupid. Once, when …show more content…
I would spend weeks working on one sketch trying to make it perfect. One year, I was particularly proud of one painting of a landscape. (I feel like it’s worth mentioning that it was of my backyard.) Then, one day before the judging I noticed something. There were little pawprints scattered around the picture, alternating between dry and wet paint. It was ruined; and it was too late to fix it. I remember feeling so useless that I wanted to hide in my room and cry. Although that one didn’t really work out, I’m so glad that I went through the process of attempting to paint something I’ve never done before. It was a good experience to have behind me, at least now I know to keep my paintings outside of cat
I love trying new things. I’m bold. I love the rush of adrenaline you get when taking risks. I love the unknown.
I’ve had this mindset for as long as I can remember; I’ve always believed that living a life without being audacious isn’t a life worth having. You need to be impulsive. Try new things without worrying about the outcome, because if you do, you won’t enjoy the little things in life nearly as much. But things can go wrong, and they do. All the time. Sometimes creating and trying new things don’t work the way you want them to. That’s just life. But It shouldn’t stop you from doing bold things.
I have had tons of experience in the field of trying new things. Ballet, for example, is always new to me. It’s always been fun, but sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes, I want to quit. Sometimes I just don’t want to go back to that studio. I was a slow learner and the place I dance has extremely high expectations. Therefore, I was already behind. There were some things that were more difficult to me than the other students. They knew more than me and that made me feel stupid. Once, when …show more content…
I would spend weeks working on one sketch trying to make it perfect. One year, I was particularly proud of one painting of a landscape. (I feel like it’s worth mentioning that it was of my backyard.) Then, one day before the judging I noticed something. There were little pawprints scattered around the picture, alternating between dry and wet paint. It was ruined; and it was too late to fix it. I remember feeling so useless that I wanted to hide in my room and cry. Although that one didn’t really work out, I’m so glad that I went through the process of attempting to paint something I’ve never done before. It was a good experience to have behind me, at least now I know to keep my paintings outside of cat