Ann Patchett: “If a person of any age picked up the cello for the first time and said, ‘I’ll be playing at Carnegie Hall next month!’ you would pity their delusion, yet beginning fiction writers all across the country polish up their best efforts and send them off to The New Yorker” (‘This is the story of a happy marriage,’ p. 28).
Would that I had even a small bit of that courage (or audacity).
Some hobbies haven't fully materialized because small things will get me dysregulated. Frustration builds/#monitropic mind/ identifying flaws, etc. I'm able to be kind, gentle & patient w/ clients who struggle w/ #perfectionism because it's something I've been slowly trying to overcome my entire life; partially because of my high demand religion, & also now I'm recognizing not only my parents' parenting style, but #autism too. 😮💨 I'm learning to laugh now.