Day 008 of 100 | Simply start
#100DaysofWonder | Write about a beginning that surprised you.
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PROMPT | DAY 008
Write about a beginning that surprised you.
MY REFLECTION:
The first time a reel went viral on Instagram I was shocked. It was so simple… I was just showing myself cutting paper for a 100-day challenge. I had no idea that it would lead me to starting The Wonder Habit® and creating this space here.
Sometimes we don’t know we are in a beginning when it is happening. And I think how easy it would be to miss. This inspires me to keep showing up for my creativity even when things feel like they are stagnant or waning.
The day I made that reel, I felt small and unseen and stuck. We never know what will change when we simply start.
Maybe the quiet is just the hush of something new forming.
Share your thoughts in the comments. What beginning has surprised you?
All my love,
One day I transferred a photo to fabric and started embroidering on it. And this work grew and grew with embroidered phantasy things and with copied real things. The work is called 'Amsterdam is changing' and it started a new way of looking at my work.
I was always very creative, but at a very low point in my life, I decided I wanted to learn how to use alcohol inks. From the very first moment I found such joy creating art with these vibrant inks, that what started as an effort to improve my well being, developed into a passion! Although initially the fact that the ink seemed to have a mind of its own, caused some stress for me as a bit of a perfectionist, I did eventually share my art with family and friends, albeit with some trepidation.