While walking 6.3 miles to the Eiffel Tower, we accidentally discovered the Love Lock Bridge in Paris. I almost missed this Pinterest destination because I was admiring all the French architecture as we crossed this famous footbridge.
Yes, I left my husband of 35 years a padlock declaring my love. But after reading about the bridge days later, I discovered that the Parisians consider this tradition of leaving padlocks on the bridge to be graffiti. So, without knowing it, I have now become a graffiti artist.
While visiting the Orsay Museum, I happened upon another discovery. A new Van Gogh painting that I had never seen before. Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists. I admire his determination and vulnerability against enormous odds.
Selling only one painting during his lifetime, he couldn’t afford to purchase his own paints. Instead, his brother bought his art supplies. Although Van Gogh was poor, his paintings are loaded with heavy paint strokes. He didn’t create out of scarcity. His generosity with paint on the canvas still touches our souls and sparks our imaginations decades later.
Van Gogh’s generous work challenges me to rethink my own attitude as an artist. Do I create out of scarcity or abundance? Admittedly, I often allow my creative challenges to affect my work, my attitude, and my goals. How about you? Do you let a lack of resources diminish your dreams or squelch your possibilities?
