Do you feel anxious as creative people?

Do you feel anxious as creative people?

Don’t worry you’re not alone. Here’s the inspiring story of one of my most favourite artist Vincent Van Gogh - The guy who painted scary night!

If you know of Vincent van Gogh, it’s likely because of his paintings characterized of vibrant colours. The paintings most people know of van Gogh’s are of flowers in a vase, wheat fields, trees, and farmers in fields.

What you may not know is that van Gogh’s life tragically ended before his time. For the first 32 years of his life, he was trying to figure out — like many of us — what to do with it. And how to pay the bills.

It was only five years before his death that he started to figure things out for himself. His life can teach us all a thing or two, especially if you’re feeling depressed or suicidal.

What does van Gogh’s life teach us? It teaches me that no matter how little we think of ourselves and what tiny contribution we’re making to the world, we may not know the truth of our value. We can be too close to the subject — ourselves — to understand why we are important in this world. Or why our lives are worth another day on this Earth.

You may not be the next van, Gogh, But you may be someone who exceeds him in every way. But you’ll never know what your life will be if you don’t choose to carry for another day.

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