that which you aspire to come to fruition
because of your craft to lose its fire. Show
them that you are wired with stern and
unshaken fibers.
Lily engulf you, let not the society's
definition of you, your capability and ability
to hinder you, and continue creating and
voicing your opinion through the art. And
always be reminded that the most
important thing is self-expression of your
ideas, you need not be a man to be good at
what you do. May the militant, defiant and
un-inhibied creative woman in you stand
up, and stand out this women's month and
beyond.
Always remember that you are more
than one thing. You are more than your
female gender. You are more than the
stereotyped expectations of the society.
You are more than the kitchen and the
bedroom. You are more. A creator. A voice.
An artist and God wouldn't have blessed
you with the artistic ability and talent if you
were meant to be only subjected to
domestic chores.
Happy women's month, and a colourful
spring season!
Never get weary of birthing your craft. A
sure, 100% guaranteed way to making
sure that your work deserves the
recognition it deserves is through
persistence, and resistance to any sort of
gender stereotyped oppression. Whether
it's music, literature or performing art, keep
on creating and knocking on doors. It will
happen.
Success may,but recognition doesn't
happen overnight. Success happens the
minute you put in effort,start creating and
finishing an art project or product. But
recognition takes time. Keep on pushing
and always remember that the tiniest
possible steps are progress. Things that
are worthwhile take a lot of effort and time
to fruition. Sometimes, at least. Never get
discouraged by the slow pace of things.
The above mentioned are on the top of the
most important things a female artists
should always remember. Whatever the
case, dear woman, let the spirit of
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