What i will never be

This may seem like an extremely negative title but read on and you'll find out it's not.

A few weeks ago I went along to a ceramics painting coffee shop. I had done this before and knew that what I made didn't turn out into a work of art, but I went along anyway cause it sounded like a fun thing to do on a Sunday afternoon.

Needless to say, my suspicion were right and my painting turned out.....awful.

Just look, I cant even paint leaves.......leaves for god sake, children as young as five know how to paint leaves better than I do.

That was when I realised, I will never be an artist. Sob. Not.

Because I know that there are things I am good at.

I'm good at giving things a go.

I'm good at other creative ventures, like sewing, knitting, cross stitching.....well better than I am at painting anyway!

I'm good at thinking creatively. Even though I myself am the worlds worst painter, over the years I know that I have helped people who are good at shit like that come up with ideas.

I'm good at listening.

I'm good at laughing, both with others and at myself, something that I believe is important to be good at.

I'm good at 'going with the flow'. Life has taken some detours in the past but I've become good at embracing them. You can make all the plans you want about your life, but be ready to embrace something when you haven't planned for it to happen.

And lastly, I'm good at looking on the bright side of things.

Sometimes it's important to encounter things you are not so good at to fully appreciate those that you are.

What have you realised you are good at? Is there anything you wish you could be better at?

Chloe X