When pursuing a creative venture, be it painting, music, comedy, whatever, you’re entering into an dark cave of the unknown, and the only thing lighting your way is this desire in your heart to bring something beautiful into the world. Most people, myself especially, walk in fear. You stumble as you walk, tripping and falling, running into rocks hidden in the shadows. You stop in your tracks and ponder going further, you turn around and begin to walk quickly back to the entrance of the cave before something stops you and forces you to turn back. You may do this several times before you hit a point in that cave where you notice a single, tiny ray of light at the other end. Your careful steps become a relaxed stride as you move forward, the light seemingly becoming brighter, and the brighter it gets, the quicker your stride becomes.

Dashing towards the end of the cave, you find that it is no longer dark, that it is as if you’re venturing through a sunny green field, the bright yellow sun radiating above, the sound of movement surrounding you. Before you know, you are no longer in the cave, and you are not surrounded by the sunlight, but from the light emanating from your creation. The energy from the light sends you forth into another dark cave, but this time, with far more light and a much more confident stride than before.