you're going to have this work done at a certain time. You've got to kind of stay on this. And this is

the power of putting a line in the sand and having a date in the future for whatever the thing is.

What helps me, the way I think about it, is that I'm making a commitment to my future self,

to who I'm wanting to become. And I know you know this, but we sometimes forget that it's all

about this art. It's all about this thing that we're making. And I want it to be a certain way. But

really, it's about you becoming a new version of yourself so that you can make this kind of art,

that you can make this new work. And that's what we're giving ourselves.

Hey everyone, welcome back to the Arts of Life podcast. I just got back yesterday from the opening of my

exhibition. And so, of course, it feels amazing to have completed that and a lot of reflection upon the whole process, the months of work, the culmination of showing the work.

So I wanted to share today some thoughts and some ideas around why this works so well, the challenges with it, with exhibiting your work, whatever that may look

like for you, whatever the work is, taking a bigger step towards a sort of like planned

unfolding and intentional unveiling of your work and why that's so powerful to do.

Welcome to Art to Light, a podcast for the Creatively Curious.

My name is Nicholas Wilton, and each week I'll help you rediscover not just the art of your life, but the art in your life.

Join me as we explore that perfect blue at

twilight, the wild frontiers of art making, and the extraordinary joy of finding your ways you go.

So I was at a Joe Dispenza advanced retreat last week, and it was so inspiring.

And there was so many things that he talked about.

And I'll have links in the show notes if you're not familiar with his work.

But one of the things he talked a lot about was how opportunities are often disguised as challenges, right?

And these challenges, by overcoming them, they raise the bar for you.

They raise your consciousness.

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