<p>Recently, it occurred to me that part of the reason that I remain in the arts, despite very little obvious success is that I am really just a stubborn cuss. I will not give up, no matter how much it would make sense to. I will not yield. I will not surrender. It’s not that I won’t face reality; I am well aware of how bootless this seems, how steep the odds are. I just refuse to give up. I hear all the stories about the old timers plugging away and, in my youth, I remember laughing at them, thinking, “Wow, they just can’t get a clue, huh?” And now that I am an old timer, I know I have a lot of clues – and I am just choosing to ignore them. Stubborn-ness is maybe necessary in this field.</p><p>To keep reading An Obdurate Donkey visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog.</p><p>This is Episode 450</p><p>Song: Donkey</p><p>Image by Dawn Tree via <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-close-up-of-a-donkey-on-a-grass-field-ctdFg7iW1oI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Unsplash</a></p><p>To support this podcast:</p><p>Give it 5 stars in Apple Podcasts. Write a nice review!</p><p>Rate it wherever you listen or via: <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist">https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Join my mailing list: <a href="http://www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/">www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/</a></p><p>Like the blog/show on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/">https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/</a></p><p>Support me on Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis">www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis</a></p><p>Or on Kofi: <a href="http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis">http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis</a></p><p>or PayPal me: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist">https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Join my Substack: <a href="https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/">https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/</a></p><p>Follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/erainbowd">@erainbowd</a></p><p>Me on Mastodon - @
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