Creating with a Mission: Love is The Antidote to Fear

When I was writing “Blank Canvas,” each keystroke contained whispers of insecurities, raging inadequacy, self-doubt, self-loathing, and soul-crushing impostor syndrome.

These are merely minions of the overlord of fear, the fear of being seen and heard.

It was a burden I questioned whether or not I could carry.

It was too heavy; it was too daunting.

The days it felt the heaviest were the days I had to remind myself of “Why?” I was carrying this burden.

“To help one person.”

My mission is to create art that helps people live better lives.

When I do work in service of something more significant than myself, fear transforms.

It becomes a burden I’m willing to carry to the edge of the universe and back.

Not for myself, but for the person who currently can’t carry their own.

As I face my present-day biggest fear, I must remember this lesson:

Do the work out of love, not fear, because love is the antidote to fear.

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My memoir, “Blank Canvas, How I Reinvented My Life After Prison” is available on Amazon.