“A Candle Loses Nothing by Lighting Another Candle”

by Roseann Munger on 6/26/2009 11:41:01 AM1 Comment

This phrase is attributed to Proverbs, and we artistic types, including myself, could stand to live by that one!

Why is it a truism that one negative comment (or even only slightly less than positive than the comment expected and desired) about something we have created can just set us down hard on our rumps for days? Creating even more negativity, of course. And much less energy to create, especially in these tough times for artists.

However, one sweet confirmation of what we are doing lifts us up on a cloud of happiness and creativity that needs to be nurtured and coddled, because it is so fragile. (Thanks for the kind words from dear friend and wonderful artist, Sandra VanderWall, www.sandravanderwall.com).

Since I am sure that this applies to more than just the artistic types, I vow to verbalize more often the many positive feelings I have about the actions, words, creations of others. Light the candle and pass it on!

	skaie Knox via web	15 months ago
	Yes...this is something I have experienced now for most of my adult life. It is a sort of spiritual journey, I think. It's the ability to accept both the positive and negative feedback and both utilize and put away (or let roll of your back) in order to keep the sense of who I am as an artist (and in some sense, who I am as a person) intact. It comes with the territory, and for sure, I have asked myself, even recently, if this is the life I want. Undoubtedly, the beauty of the art or, in my case, the music, pulls at my heart again, seducing that major part of who I am to wake up every day continue doing what I love to do.