Ready, set, go!

I have a challenge for all of you.

And you better do it! You won't regret it.

I want you to pick one of the following:

1. Try developing a talent or hobby you've always wanted to try, but always had an excuse not to.

2. Pick back up an old hobby or talent that you "don't have time for" (or any other reason that you stopped) and make it work.

3. Find something new to try that you never really thought of before, and go for it.

I picked #2. Yes! I am finally getting back into drawing and writing. It has been one of my loves since childhood that I gave up when I thought my time was being wasted. But I finally decided I would just make time. So, I am getting up before the crack of dawn everyday and putting a pencil to paper while my baby scarfs down his cheerios. I finally put away my excuses and just made it happen. By the way, I've finally started the mural in Ryder's room and it looks AMAZING. Go me!

Now I challenge you to do the same! If it's something you love, or could love, why won't you just do it? Life is too short to waste so much time doing things that don't make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

So, go slip on your old dance shoes. Pick up your old guitar and strum a few chords. Get your old soccer ball out. Find a team, or a teacher, or an open space, or a used instrument. Pull out those old paint brushes and a canvas, or buy some new ones and try it out for your first time. It's never too old to try something new or to pick up a past-time love of yours. 

Am I the best at what I do? No. Do I love it? Yes. Can I learn and become better? Yes. Every great artist starts at the beginning, and it's the same way with everything else.

I think I've made my point! If you read this whole post and don't take the challenge, you are making EXCUSES. You can never develop too many talents and you can never stop growing and learning. Ready, set, go!