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Do It Anyway!



I wish I could sing-
In the car, I bring down the house.
I wish I could paint-
My watercolors frame the pages of my notebook.
I wish I could dance-
My hustle burns up the living room.
I wish I could draw-
Sketches and doodles emerge from my pencil.
  

I'll never be famous for my singing or
artistic skills (or lack of skills),
but I still sing,
I still paint,
I still dance,
I still draw...

For myself
because it brings me
JOY!

What do you wish you could do? 
Do it anyway!


It's not about the fame.
It's not about the money.
It's not about the skill.
It's about the love,
It's about the JOY
you get from the process!
DO it anyway!


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