Each and every one of us has a story that we tell ourselves. The story of our life - the story of where we've been and where we are going. The story of who we are. We repeat this to ourselves more often than you might think. Have you ever thought to yourself, I would never do that or that's not like me or I'm not that type of person? Of course you have. Those type of thoughts flood our existence. We are constantly reinforcing the story we have developed about ourselves. Now,

For some reason, people often remark that I'm 'lucky' to have art in my life. Oh Erika, you're lucky you have art. Usually I have a simultaneous and opposite reaction to this - on one hand, I say oh yes I'm so lucky to have something I enjoy so much! And on the other hand, I recoil in my mind and think luck has nothing to do with it. And, both are true. I see plenty of people around me who don't create art who are miserable. And I have plenty of people around me who do create