Ashely Lebedev, for me, evokes the mystical elements of nature and that unattainable beauty we wish lurked in the woods…maidens, fairies and magic. Her writing is inspiring as well.
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‘anyway, back to yuck and that inner youth in you.
have you locked that kid away that i’m a’talkin to? did you turn them into some sort of bully? gosh, did you turn into a bully of yourself? how’s that goin? i bet you’re lacking that creative energy you once knew, yah?’
‘these ‘inferior’ / ‘superior’ thoughts you have and anything mentioned above are all transient, impermanent things. the true you is perhaps the reason you began this profession and this endeavor (whatever makes you just COME ALIVE, whatever profession you are in) but it’s a good practice to ask yourself why you continued it, down the path you chose (was it because of external recognition? if it was, then your success is dependent on the continued approval of others and, god, what if they fail you? What if they fail you when you are already feeling so low, and what if they fail you once you are up at the ‘top’?? | the goal all good artists should aspire to work towards is practicing how to create truest to yourSELF.’