I feel like Michelle from Wicked Whimsy jumped inside my head and addressed a personality trait of mine that has long been my boogieman.
For years I have battled with my perfectionism and the idea that unless I concentrate on one specific passion of mine I will never be any good at it. But someone once remarked to me that if Michelangelo can be a fantastic painter and sculptor so can I. And what about Leonardo Da Vinci? One of the most celebrated minds in history and no one can accuse him of having one sole interest; scientist and painter that he was!
Of course, specialists have their own place in society and I greatly admire the single minded dedication that they display in their chosen fields but I have learned to accept that I am not, and never will be a specialist. I am a multitasking, multi~potential, multi~passionate artist. That’s just who I am and I am beginning to accept this part of me more and more.
Reading posts like this one really help me to understand that, so if you can identify, please read on!
An ode to you & all of your passions
I know you. I know how annoyed you get, trying to nail yourself into a box every time, only to find that no, this isn’t the right box either. Nothing fits. Everything stifles. You end up frustrated, feeling pulled in every direction, because everyone expects you to choose one thing and focus on that – and to you, choosing only one thing to do or love or think about is like choosing only one finger to use, for the rest of your life.
Whether you identify as a Scanner or a polymath or a Renaissance soul or multipassionate… I know you, and I don’t think you need to change a thing about yourself or how your brain works.
Because what others will call a weakness, I know is actually a strength…
xox,
bonita
P.S. ~ And did you know that the original phrase is “Jack of all trades, master of none, but oftentimes better than master of one”!
P.S. 2 ~ Yes, I finally switched off the baby stuff… > < I hope you weren’t too sick of it!
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xox,
b.