Recognition of talent... outward and inward.

It is cool to see well-crafted creations of pretty much any kind. They seem to represent all the effort, intensity, passion, and practice expressed by their creators in their creation. And in this, they often inspire those who follow to reach for a similar level or type of achievement. It is very easy to forget, however, that those who follow also include the original creator as well. Everything we create is always a step to something different in the future, hopefully better expressed/realized/crafted in the process. Sometimes my entries here can feel rote and redundant and I am sure they definitely read that way to the outside observer who would casually glimpse at any given entry, or cluster of entries, before finding a personal judgement to suit their appraisal. Every instance, every entry, every creation, is a small piece of a greater work, a greater picture, a greater creation... and the ultimate creation is two-fold; both an archive externally represented and a creator internally changed. We do not practice just to do something. We do things to become someone. I often forget that I am allowed to recognize that I have become someone different through all that I have created. I hope I have chosen good things to create/become along the way.