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[newjersey]

"Everything went wrong today, and yet here I am in this beautiful place."

What a beautiful quote, like it makes me feel like it should be on the back of a book. One of its deeper meanings is that, "even tho everything that could've possible gone wrong, went wrong, I appreciate where I landed."

It's very reflective, and makes you stop and appreciate where you actually are, vs. how you feel in your head. idk how to explain it~

[sleepinginthemeadow]

As a younger person with health problems, I’m constantly trying to tell my friends to live in the present and to ENJOY the things they love doing while they can do them! I love to see someone in a good place in life realizing this for themselves and putting it into practice. It’s all I want for the people I care about :) beautiful video as always!

[kingsting]

Doing art for arts sake is something I've been telling myself for the last ten years, but there are times where I feel doubt about how I spend my time.

Its so nice to hear someone else expressing the feeling and affirm my belief . Thanks for this video, really.

[DQ_ArtGroupie]

What an interesting voice you have, both your physical voice, and your rhetorical voice!! I'm calling Ira Glass. You have such a "This American Life" feel to your stream of consciousness! You and I have in common that we retreat to the "art space" from a more frenetic "real-life" space of our day-to-day lives. That gaming is your frenetic space makes an interesting parallel to when I spent most of my time on campus in two buildings, one which housed the music department where I majored in classical music, and the art department where I wasn't taking any classes, but where I think I learned the most from just hanging out where people were quietly painting, and another building which housed the game room, where people went to blow off steam between classes, for as long as their spare time and their supply of quarters held out. Back then my poison was "Missile Command" in case you're wondering, and my downfall was Rachmaninoff, but art has always been there, then and now, even though 90% of my art byproduct has never seen the light of day. Your exploration of art as an outlet rings very familiar, so I just thought I'd say "Hi!"

[sandraharris]

Oml, literally cried because of this video. Not going to go into specifics, but I myself am a very perfectionist artist, which has caused me to stop drawing almost completely for the past few months. I haven't been able to touch my violin either, because I failed my solo at the last orchestra concert of the year. I don't know how I didn't realize it sooner, but I slowly forgot why I did art in the first place. What was once fun and relaxing, became stressful and unenjoyable. So I just stopped completely. This video made me realize that art isn't worth as much as the end product, but the fun you had creating it. I know you most likely won't see this comment, but if you do, thank you so much.

[AliCatArt]

I'm watching this on my lunch break and I've never related so much. I graduated from art school 8 years ago and fell into a crippling depression because nothing was ever perfect, I treated myself horribly, said things to myself I'd never say to anyone else. I hated my art. I stopped making art for a year, that did gradually change into 2 to 4 times a year. This year, I met some really positive friends, who are also artists. They inspired me to try to make art more often, even if it's not perfect. I was not expecting to cry into my salad... but I really needed to hear this, thank you so much.

[fawnnah]

Honestly, watching this made me tear up, especially towards the end. All good tears, and it's really helped spark a new passion to continue my art journey and strive for progress, not perfection. To enjoy the here and now while not worrying about what is to come, and instead anticipating it with a childlike excitement. To love the world around me and the people around me with all of my heart, giving gifts with love and showing others that it's okay not to be perfect. Nothing and no one is perfect, but that's the beauty of it. That's the beauty of humanity, and the beauty of our world. Anyway rant over LOL
TL:DR, thank you miss dish, for all that you're doing, it's helped inspire me and many others as well. Seeing your art journey has really helped inspire me to continue mine. :)

[rodvincetolosa]

"I'm doing it for the love of it, so let me make sure that I love it while I'm doing it." this quote is actually so profound wtf.

[celiaynwa]

I don't know why, but I cried while watching this. I am both an artist and a perfectionist myself, and the idea that everything I do must be perfect is so relatable. My desire to create perfect things had a negative impact on my love of drawing and my motivation to do things in general. I really hope that one day I too will come to the realization that there is nothing wrong with being imperfect. And I'm glad you were able to accept it and are now enjoying the process of drawing and creating things, this is truly a great achievement honestly.
Really liked that watercolor landscape in your notebook, it looks like something from a pleasant memory or dream. Keep it going, you're doing great ❤

[mahleteyobel]

This is so real, living in the moment is something i struggled with a lot too. "everything went wrong today, and yet here i am in this beautiful place" I just love that no matter how hard we struggle, theres always something beautiful in front of us that we need to simply open our eyes to. You're awesome

[haldiroot]

Creating things that you love is so fulfilling! I really feel that 'is this good enough?' thought process with videos---and while I can point out flaws in my art---I've done it for so long that the flaws are just a light tap on the shoulder guiding me to pieces that feel closer to my imagination each time instead of a demerit. It's a nice change of pace when that sense develops

[digitKCreloaded]

Talking about never feeling fully settled about EVERYTHING, and always having a mental to-do list stopping you from feeling like the present moment is okay is so deeply relatable. As an artist, that is exactly how I’ve felt my entire life. Especially over the past year. Knowing that someone else, especially someone I look up to in a way, deals with the same thing is incredibly relieving to hear. “Hindered by my own perfectionism” with that you just put so much of my feeling into words, that I didn’t really know how to say myself. Thank you Dish for making me, among many other artists, feel less alone :)

[bxx]

I've once again started trying to draw and paint after years of abandoning it bc of my perfectionism and this channel gives me comfort whenever I start doubting myself or try to perfect my art for others. My adhd also does not help with long term dedication so there are a lot of times when I feel stuck while doing something. I would love to see more of your journey if you are comfortable with sharing, thanks for everything 💕🌸

[taco]

art is such a constant up and down experience, it's one of the great hills of life for me lol. But it's always a comfort to come back to, and I'm always looking to improve so I can put the scenes in my head on the page. it's so nice to be able to really appreciate what you've created though, even if it doesn't fit that image in your mind perfectly

[ruez]

As a perfectionist and an artist this message has spoken to me and made me realise all the chaotic thoughts that were in my head that I couldn’t understand. I was in a bad time in my life when I decided to go back into art again and I would never trade it for anything. it’s been tough now as well with how I want to make every piece of mine perfect, but you made me go back to realising how I should approach it, it’s been eye opening, so thanks a lot for the message and for sharing your thoughts with us, dish. I’ve been following your journey since day one and I’m so proud of the progress you’ve reached, it’s beyond great in a short amount of time.

[luciaperez]

Your art videos always makes me feel so happy.

I dropped art school because I stopped enjoying making art because I was very hard on my works and started to be scared of failure and made me feel anxious whenever I have to work.

This year I'm trying another thing. But now I feel like some day I could draw/paint again not for the result, but because I want to enjoy making art again.

Thank you for keeping uploading :) You are the best, I'm happy you are enjoying the process! That's the most important thing.

Thanks for reading. (I'm not an English speaker sorry if my writing is strange somewhere)

[bloomingstays]

"i want to do this but it wont come out perfectly" is always such a hard hurdle to get over, but ive started doing it! watching your journey i started painting, and its going so well i love it and its such an enjoyable process. teh way that attitude starts seeping into everything else has started bringing some peace to those other areas in life. thanks for sharing your journey dish
EDIT 9:45 not Dearly Beloved just absolutely knocking the wind out of me here

[genieeee]

I think ever since graduating art college, my mind has been in an art block because it's constantly thinking about how i need to create something meaningful or it needing to be serious. But recently i really started drawing things for fun again and its been very liberating. I get to draw dumb things that i want and no one can stop me!!! I love that youre going down a similar path :D looking forward to seeing more of the journey!

[Shyet]

Aw, you have inspired me a lot with your words. I really relate to what you said about being in a kind of limbo of constantly thinking that "in the future I will do it better." It's something I think about a lot when I draw, and now I can see that's the reason why I have that feeling of never being "good enough".

Thank you so much for sharing your experience, you have inspired me to focus on enjoying already the art I make in the present without thinking about doing it better in the future. 🤗💕

[alexy]

I'm in a point in my life where I stop school for my mental health. Aside from the bullying I experience (in college? crazy I know), I got so detached from my passion in the arts. I am an arts student and I basically turned my passion into work because my major (production design in theater and film) demands me to be a professional who works already. I am now in the process of relearning everything; anatomy, color theory and the likes and boy am I frustrated. I should be a graduating student now and I basically should know art by now, but I suddenly don't. However, this period in my life where I have the chance to really pursue my passion, I get to say that you're right. We shouldn't wait for things to be perfect. We many never even reach perfection. I'm glad to be in the influence of creators like you who does art for the sake of it and not just what I learned in school; perfection and outcome. Cheers to us for soaking in our passion and actually enjoying it. Looking forward to see your growth miss Dish!