This blog will be about my thoughts on the value of trying new things with many references to how I began painting. So, first off, I think you should always try new things. Yes, even if these new things seem to be scary or if you think that you will be terrible at this new thing. In all honesty, you truly never know. Throughout my life, I have tried many new things. I have tried many sports, many classes, instruments, and many other things. Of the many recent things I have tried, one of the most rewarding things to this day was painting. I first started painting spring break of 2015. I had no prior knowledge on painting, and I barely had any tools to paint, all I had was one of those "kid painting sets." You know the ones with like eight colors and one brush with a plastic handle? I would post a picture of it but the picture is too big and would have not looked appropriate in this blog. Hopefully you had one of those at some point in your life. Anyways, back to the intended point, I picked up what I had and painted something.

No, it was not the best. Nothing you do for the first time will be your best. No, it was not going to make me think I was going to be good at it (however, I did not think I was bad either). However, I enjoyed creating something and because of that interest I kept painting and kept creating. For me, it was the idea that I got to being something new and unique to this world that also kept me inclined. I still paint/create to this day. In fact, I have painted over 40 paintings to this day and have enjoyed it more and more as I have continued doing so. If interested in current paintings, take a look at this Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/The-Art-Visionary-277377815944210/.

Picking up something and trying it can, most of the time, does no harm to you. There are much more beneficial reasons why you should try new things than there are harmful reasons. You never know what you will like or love, or on the other hand, you never know what you will absolutely despise until you try it. Having this mindset will not only expand your horizons exponentially, but it will also make you a more open minded individual and we all know that the world could use so many more open minded individuals.

With all of the above being said, I challenge you to pick up something new, it can be anything, and try it. If you become happier or anything better off than you were before you tried something new, I want you to reach out to others and tell them the same thing.