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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

February 25, 2021

What does that even mean?

Bird in the hand

According to The Phrase Finder, it means that it’s better to hold onto something you have rather than take the risk of getting something better which may come to nothing.

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

—Anais Nin

I’ve been living with the bird in the hand for a while now. Safe. In my comfort zone.

Only in the past few months have I begun to take creative risks. And by risks, I mean step out from my personal comfort zone.

I started this blog, have shared my work, have tried new art techniques, have stumbled and shared anyway. Putting my work out there, to me, is a huge risk.

What if others hate it? What if someone says something horrible? Doubts and fears.

And further, where is any of this going? This creating and making and sharing.

I still don’t know the answers but I’ve found a little joy every day while I create art, or write, or capture subjects with my camera. And maybe that’s enough of an answer for now.

Do something creative every day. Let the bird in your hand fly.

Filed Under: Art Projects Tagged With: creative life, feathered friends, the 100 day project

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Bex Hall

Her writing has appeared in various online and print publications, most recently in Kerning, a literary magazine, and in the Stories of Hope Collection in Transplant Living. Her artwork has appeared and sold through the Grayson Gallery. She blogs here about creative life and creates in Studio BE overlooking the Ohio River. Her work in progress is a memoir about the secret life of objects.

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