This a quick little sketch or scribble of one of my favorite hikes.

I was on the phone with a friend last night and she asked me that question as our conversation wound down. I use the above sketch to make the point of the take away here. And, by take away, she meant what have I learned from what I’ve been through. I’d say I’ve eased up on my perfectionism. For one, there isn’t time in life to waste trying to meet some unreachable standard. And like sketching isn’t meant to be a masterpiece, but a quick pencil image. Two, I’m not the person I was. I don’t see things the way I used to, literally and figuratively. And thirdly, life is beautiful as is without me trying to change it up, make it better or cleaner, or more “perfect”. And, this has been easier because it is impossible to change some things I have going on. I practice these concepts with my little sketches too. I know they aren’t perfect or even correct, but I do them and I save them and I post them.. They all have a purpose, perfect or not. And so I practice with my art what I’m learning in life. Just like my little mini sketches, each moment is perfect as is, as well. I’m leaning into that truth these days.