Embrace Your Life as a Work of Art

Reflect on your life: the great, the good, the not-that-good, and the awful. Consider your life’s uncertainties, pains, and problems and weave them with joys and triumphs. Imagine the tapestry you have created and embrace your life as a work of art.

Ponder your goals and dreams, those you have already reached, and those you may be actively pursuing. Inevitably, there are aspirations you long for that seem out of reach. Mold all your desires into a sculpture that symbolizes those visions and embrace your life as a work of art.

Outline your strengths, talents, shortcomings, and vulnerabilities. When do you lead, when do you follow, and what makes you unique or ordinary? Assemble these attributes into a self-portrait that reveals your whole being and embrace your life as a work of art.

Think about your mistakes, but do not dwell on them. Imagine for a short while how different your life would be if you had not made certain choices, but then remind yourself of all your wise and wonderful decisions. Envision them in a canvas landscape and embrace your life as a work of art.

Draw on your interests, passions, and beliefs to conceive a perfect photograph that inspires and raises your spirit. Print black and white images that invite imagination and print ones filled with varied colors that provide promise. Arrange them in an album that will outlive generations and embrace it as a work of art.

Remember, you are a work-in-progress, an apprentice, so craft your life carefully. Try your best, never give up, and celebrate that today’s draft may be tomorrow’s masterpiece. Embrace your life as a fine work of art.