I am guessing that I am probably not the only creative soul who is over-sensitive. I'm sensitive about my work, my life, everything. When I was very young, it caused a lot of problems in my life, including one rather awful relationship that would have made for a very difficult life if things had ended differently. Luckily, I had a happy ending and I am supported by a wonderful husband who encourages me in every way. I hope you have a partner in your corner, too. We artists can use all the positive influence we can get.
Happy Father's Day to all you dads this Sunday! In my blog today, I wrote about my favorite father in the world... the father of my two boys.
http://pencilenvy.blogspot.com/2012/06/ode-to-joe-or-how-i-used-to-be-idiot.html
Thanks so much for the kind words you've given me about my writing and stories. It's a joy for me to be getting back to writing.
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Sensitive people do seem more observant. Plus, it takes all kinds to make up our world. We don't all want to be exactly alike. If we were all the same we would be no different than buy/sell people.
Oh, thank you! I was feeling really alone there.
I have come to learn that it is a common trait among artists. Sensitive to everything around us is part of the creative process. It used to hurt when I was younger and people would say to me - you need to grow a thick skin, stop stewing over this or that, you get the picture. Now, I realize that that same sensitivity is what makes me highly observant of everything around me which contributes immensely to my work. I can't imagine driving down the road and not seeing the hawks I do (one day I saw 17!) I was driving, I just happened to see them out of the corner of my eye was all, while the person in the vehicle with me didn't spot one, or the color collage the trees make in the fall on the side of a mountain, or the beauty in the water running over river rocks, etc. while others only see a river with a rock bottom, a bunch of trees on the mountainside, you get the idea. Am I sensitive, some say insecure...well...I want to talk, I want to share, I want to learn, I want to know why/what/where, and I want to seek out others who are like me....it's a whole lot more fulfilling than taking everything at face value and "only" living in the moment with no expectations of anything but what is required to get thru the moment and onto the next.