It has taken quite a lot over the past few months for me to feel okay with allowing myself to explore my creativity out in the open. When I was younger, I was painfully shy and as I got older, that shyness transformed into something else: perfectionism. I wanted everything to be perfect and ready to be seen from the get-go, because if it was, then nothing embarrassing or off-putting could come of it and it was unlikely to be criticised or fail.

The older I've become, the more aware I am of how impossible, unsustainable, and frankly stifling those standards are. Perfectionism doesn't just exhaust you; it can prevent you from stumbling across something far more valuable as it doesn't allow room for the process of becoming to be seen and shared.

There's a chance you're reading this because you're struggling with accepting the messiness of becoming. Maybe you're feeling vulnerable and exposed as you share your journey, whether that's working towards becoming a published author, going for that promotion, or trying to get your music out there. The in-between can feel deeply uncomfortable but that is exactly where the reframe becomes so important.