Open your eyes.

Blessings don’t always arrive perfectly wrapped—tied with a bow, marked clearly, and ready for immediate use. More often, they come disguised.

They sometimes look like delays, detours, closed doors, or even disappointments. But if you pay close attention, they’re not roadblocks—they’re raw materials. Lemons waiting to be turned into lemonade.

This truth is especially sharp in the life of an artist—or anyone navigating a path of purpose. Creativity isn’t just about inspiration or talent. It’s about resourcefulness. It’s about how well you can take what you’ve been given, however imperfect or incomplete and turn it into something meaningful.

Being an artist—or a creator, or a dreamer—means learning to see the opportunity inside the obstacle. It means training your eyes to recognise support, even when it doesn’t look like support. It’s noticing the blessing before it’s fully formed & that is a shift in perception! That’s the real art.

My dad once said, “You don’t pray for the universe to give you things. You pray for opportunity.”

That stuck with me.

Because opportunity doesn’t always feel like a gift. It can feel inconvenient. Awkward. Uncomfortable. Even painful.

You could be asking the universe, God, or whoever you place your faith in for support—and you could already be receiving it. The catch? That support doesn’t always come in a straight line. Sometimes it’s disguised in the very thing you’re trying to avoid or rush through.

Maybe the support is:

• A random encounter—someone whose name opens doors for you down the line.

• A cancelled shift—an unexpected free day to gain clarity or move your vision forward.

• A rejection—redirecting you to something better aligned.

• A season of struggle—building the exact strength you’ll need for what’s next.

• A heartbreak—making space for people who truly see you.

Support doesn’t always arrive gift-wrapped. Sometimes it’s disguised as chaos. As silence. As a lesson.

But don’t dismiss it.

Be an opportunist in the best sense of the word. See the potential.

Use what you’ve been given.

The greatest resources you have are already within you—your mind, your heart, and your hands. That’s where the magic begins. That’s where transformation happens.

So the next time life gives you lemons… don’t just see the sour. See the chance to create something sweet.

You are supported—even when it doesn’t look like it.