Be You by Lisa Leonard

Author:Lisa Leonard [Leonard, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2020-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Creativity requires courage.

After a few very short minutes that felt like an eternity, she counted the yes necklaces, pulled out her checkbook, and paid me for the pieces. I thanked her, packed up the rejected necklaces, walked outside, and got in my car. I drove down the street and pulled into a quiet parking spot. Then, like every strong and capable entrepreneur, I burst into tears. I felt humiliated. I felt rejected. I felt stupid. Who did I think I was making handmade jewelry? I was a failure.

But I could hear a little voice reminding me that this shop, a shop I loved, was carrying some of my handmade designs. Sure, she didn’t like every piece, but she liked some of them. She was carrying my designs. It was a success, not a failure. And even if she hadn’t bought one single necklace, that didn’t mean I was a failure either. It only meant the jewelry wasn’t to her taste.

I was beginning to understand that creativity requires courage. The jewelry was part of me. In a very real way, it was an expression of my heart.

Creativity is like hopping across a rocky stream, jumping from one stone to the next. Watching someone else do it is easy. But as I took my first leap, my foot landed on a slightly unstable stone. Should I jump to the next stone or turn back? I could see the next stone, so I jumped. In order to get across the stream, I had to jump one stone at a time—sometimes changing course. I had to be brave.

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