Maybe the mistake is thinking you’re trying to escape something, when in reality you’re creating something. You’re working on yourself. Every attempt, every fall, every small step outward is another layer of a piece that isn’t seeking perfection, but truth.
Art isn’t measured by how clean the process is, but by the honesty of the result. So if you feel like you break free and then fall back again, don’t see it as failure. See it for what it is: a creative process in motion. Because in the end, it’s not about never repeating the same stroke, but about making sure that each time you do, it looks a little more like who you are now.