You Can Be Both A Work of Art And A Masterpiece

This week I could not stop thinking about a t-shirt I saw that said, "You are allowed to be both a Masterpiece and a Work in Progress". Many times we don't give ourselves permission to be both. It's ok to be a work in progress. I'm going to call it a Work of Art. Being a Work of Art means you are growing, changing, and sculpting. You are designing and tracing the lines. Some of the lines and shapes will remain while some need to be erased. Some combinations of color and texture you create are beautiful while others just don't quite work. This is similar to our own individual process of growth and exploration. We are testing what works for us, and the key is to remember it's growth. It's learning. it's moving us forward.

Out of this learning, we might get a paper-cut, we might need to restart on a new canvass, but the beauty is that we tried something new. If it didn't work, we learned something. Maybe in life we learned that certain relationships are toxic. Some habits or desires of our hearts do not serve us. Traditions that we want to honor because we were taught them, may not be right for us. Letting go, and listening to the lessons learned will be the path forward to create the masterpiece. 

Sometimes we are so ashamed to show that we are a work of art, that we don't see the beauty in it. There is beauty in curiosity. Beauty in challenging the world around us. Becoming a Masterpiece often causes growth. it may be uncomfortable when you start outgrowing your comfort zone, and your comfort people, but life is meant to be lived to its fullest.   You can't soar like a butterfly if you don't expand your wings and reveal the beautiful Masterpiece you've become.

 Embrace being exactly where you are as a Work of Art . You are exactly where you are meant to be and where you need to be so that you can become your own Masterpiece!