“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”
― Aristotle
Learning can be a clunky experience. It can be humbling and gratifying at the same time. But…A little bit every day amounts to a lot every week. If you have the habit of listening to a little voice in your head that says “You’ll never be good enough,” kindly ask that voice that you are not interested in their opinion and to go find somebody else’s head to occupy. Then keep on keeping on.
I have realized rather late in life that I have the power to kick out the demons out of my head that have come calling to sabotage my self-esteem. I show them the door. Then I invite the angels that flit about my head to come in for more pleasant conversation. “Way to go! Good work! Such improvement! Encouragement is far more powerful than self-criticism. Honestly, we creative types would never talk to others like we can talk to our own sweet selves
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Set the timer and show up for 20 minutes at a pop.
Guitar- yes I can finally play that F chord on my tenor guitar as with many others and even sing some songs. I thought I’d never get there.
Yes, there are paintings in my class that are better than mine but I am on my way. 
Writing. After 20 minutes here and there over months, my memoir piece is finally almost done.
I am learning that there is no such thing as there. You are never there because there is a moving target. There is where you are right now on a journey celebrating milestones along the way.
Enjoy the ride. Really, that’s what it’s all about.
By Alanna Pass 