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Flore for Thought's avatar

While reading this I copy pasted my favorite paragraph, then I picked an other, and then I saw an other one I liked even more. After that I realized I’d have to copy and paste half of your poem in the comment section because I loved all of it so much. You are an artists simply because you dare to CREATE. And you create magic by allowing your vulnerability to speak loudly and shamelessly. People who criticize or consciously ignore your activity as an artist, and suggest you teach English for instance, get triggered because what you do is something they’ll never have the guts to. Most of them got that itch to create or take an unconventional path at some point in their life. They have be silencing that part of themselves ever since. You are a trigger because you force them to see what it is like to be brave and embrace the uncertainties of art. You’re alive, and they’re not ;)

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Gala's avatar
Oct 3Edited

flore!! what a beautiful comment I cant💜 I love this so much. I completely agree with you, people get triggered when someone is following their own path in life, is like a little reminder that they should follow theirs too but they aren't doing it. my half-brother for instance used to draw really well, my dad discouraged him from doing it so much that at 19 he quit drawing and he never ever drew again. then sadly saw me getting into the arts too and mimicked my dad's words.

'you are a trigger because you force them to see what it is like to be brave and embrace the uncertainties of art. You're alive, and they're not' -I need to put this up on my wall.

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

You are making art, Gala, and you're inspiring.

If not for art I

would be a wilting iris

in life's cruel corner.

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Gala's avatar

you are inspiring too 💛 and you’re so right, we are all artists and we need art

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wildflower's avatar

So beautiful! 💛 Never forget: YOU ARE AN ARTIST!!!

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Gala's avatar

thank you thank you, truly💗

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Vera's avatar

Art is supposed to move you and you achieved just that. You are indeed an artist! ❤️ By the end of this I had tears in my eyes.

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Gala's avatar

Vera!!🥺 this is so touching. Thank you for taking the time to write this heartfelt comment and for reading🌸

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Mori Theo's avatar

Awesome writing!

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Gala's avatar

thank you so much mori!! ❤️

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Chaya M. Appel's avatar

Wow I resonated with so much of this

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Gala's avatar

I’m so glad it resonated, truly❤️ you are an artist

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Chaya M. Appel's avatar

I resonated with the part about doubting that I am an artist not the being one 😀 one day.....

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Gala's avatar

I get it!! I doubt it all the time so I wanted to tell you that as reassurance🫶 I think it’s so silly that we doubt ourselves so much like what does it mean to be an artist? to be successful? even then some people don’t take you seriously. It really isn’t about anyone else but you and how you like to see the world through words or music or whatever art form you feel connected to. I love this idea and since I think like this I have become a much better artist and have created with less fear and more confidence🥺

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Chaya M. Appel's avatar

That indeed is beautiful. It it so silly how we get scared to put words on ourselves. We need someone to sign off it say hey look you earned it. We are strange sometimes aren't we. It helps to hear perspectives like yours

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Gala's avatar

I know!! we always want that validation but we can just step up and validate ourselves, I think when we do it ourselves first, others start seeing it too <3

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Leon Brown, Jr.'s avatar

Gala, I am so happy for you! How beautiful it is to see that you recognize yourself, that you see your self, that you accept yourself for what you are - an artist! This poem is absolutely stunning in its beauty and honesty - so skillfully done! Kudos, and continue......

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Gala's avatar

Thank you so much Leon for leaving such a sweet comment 💛🌸 we are all artists, I finally understand that now!

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Mari Segovia's avatar

I can feel every single word🤍 so so beautiful Gala. Te abrazo fuerte, you’re a f*cking artist

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Gala's avatar

gracias mari!! you are an artist!💜

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jennae's avatar

You are definitely an artist! This is stunning and captivating like your writing always is. I love that the mountains spoke to you and reminding you that you are the artist of your life. I also love what you write about writing helping you see yourself through your own feeling. Amazing!!

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Gala's avatar

thank you for taking the time to read this jennae!! It came out really long, 12 minutes!! Hahahaha. I realised we are all artists here, and that’s a beautiful thought💗

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Forrest Beway's avatar

Gala oh you precious, you gifted us with 12 precious minutes of your heart, and this is the most exquisite and beautiful present an artist can give. You are an artist, a sensitive and powerful soul, and reading your work is a privilege for us. I am so grateful for the artist that you are. Keep being you. And shout out loud I AM A F"CKING AWESOME ARTIST!!! 🌈🌈🌈

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Gala's avatar

forrest you are the best!! thank you so much for taking the time to read these 12 minutes of my heart, I poured everything into it 🌸 and you are a f*cking awesome artist too!

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Strawbridge's avatar

I totally identify with this. I have thought the exact same things. Finally the evidence was overwhelming, but I am talking about that kind of evidence no one else can see. Being an artist was my way out of the doldrums and toward something that might be lasting peace.

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Gala's avatar

‘lasting peace’ I love that and I feel exactly the same way. Finally I realised, I accept it, even if no one does, and I find so much peace in that. I’m so glad it’s the same for you 💕

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Strawbridge's avatar

Thanks for your reassuring words. I’m glad someone is thinking on the same frequency. Sometimes it seems no one is.

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Hyun Woo Kim's avatar

You got this, Gala.

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Gala's avatar

Hyun!!💛🌸

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joy on earth's avatar

It’s so wonderful that you allowed us to walk along on this journey of yours becoming an artist, Gala!

I honestly don’t know how to explain what an artist is, that’s why, I love when people believe in themselves, and embrace this title.

That’s what happened to me when I started sharing here — I finally accepted that I’m a writer. Maybe not the best one in this universe but who the fuck cares? 🦤 and that’s the point, I guess.

I love seeing you embracing a part of yourself. So powerful. 🌻

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Gala's avatar

I love that you accepted that you’re a writer when you started sharing here, you definitely are, and a very good one ❤️ I also wonder what it means to be an artist quite a lot but I think it’s really the drive to put into words, sing, or play how you perceive the world. to me that’s being an artist. thank you so much for taking the time to read this vulnerable piece🥺

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Cynthia's avatar

You are an artist…. And that picture on the beach!!!! 🖤🌊🌙

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Gala's avatar

you are an artist cynthia!! ❤️

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Cynthia's avatar

🥰💫 we both are! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 eeeekkk

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daphne's avatar

gala, you’ve poured your heart out here once again, and it’s beautiful. every word feels like you’re finding yourself again, piece by piece. you say you don’t feel like an artist, but all of this — this honesty, this rawness — it’s proof that you are. you don’t need to be loud or confident to create. you don’t need to look a certain way. the way you see the world, the way you write and reflect on life — that’s art. you’re more than enough, and you always were.

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Gala's avatar

this comment is so beautiful daphne ❤️ it melts my heart. I love the idea that vulnerability and honesty make you an artist, I think so too. thank you truly for taking the time to read this 🥺

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daphne's avatar

anytime!

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𝓡𝓪𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓵 𝓕𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓻.𖥔 ݁ ˖'s avatar

Lovely!! Thank you so much for sharing. 🤍 It’s crazy how isolated we can feel when we let these negative voices gnaw at our purest and most magical source and turns out we’re all trapped in the same fishnet of insecurities holding it all in but those very things that can warm and free us as a collective. We’re meant to connect and create and make sense of things and enjoy this one life we were given. ✨✨

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Gala's avatar

so true!! we’re probably all feeling the same, a lot of us are running from this magical source, feeling like art is for kids or for the irresponsible, feeling like it’s silly to call yourself an artist, but I’m finally letting that go. and you’re so right, we’re meant to create and connect and make sense of things, what are we here for if not to do that? thank you for reading raquel ❤️

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