I always described myself as a perfectionist. To me, it meant that I had high1cared about everything I did and I always did my best.
2, then I started to notice that I was a quitter, not a trier. I3anything I wasn't immediately good at. Each time I made a4, no matter how small, I dropped that task or interest. I was so afraid of5; I wasn't even trying anymore.
Actually there was so much I6to try, but I never had a go at them. What if I failed? The idea was so7that it was easier to leave it as an unknown.
Then one day I spotted an art supply store when I went outside a shopping center. Before I could8myself, I bought a tiny set of paints, some paper and brushes.
I headed home full of9, opened them up, and started painting. And the results were really bad.10I pushed everything into a drawer (抽屉) and decided to forget the idea.But later I got the paints back and started again. I was still poor at painting, but my11this time wasn't reduced. I decided to share my progress on social media!
Now, three years later, I paint almost every day and have12my own art business. I regularly fail and make a mess, but I13give up. Even better, I'm constantly trying new subjects. I've had experiences that a few years ago I couldn't have14. I just keep going. Now I'm no longer15perfection; I'm simply enjoying the process.
