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Rubertha Taylor \u201998 has long had a gift for capturing personality on paper. Throughout her school years and later during her career as an educator, she often heard comments such as, \u201cYou are an excellent copier,\u201d and \u201cThat drawing is amazing!\u201d Even so, she did not think much of it at the time. \u201cArt just was not the main thing for me then,\u201d she says. \u201cI was in my twenties before I realized that drawing was a talent. I honestly believed that everyone could do it.\u201d That realization began to take shape during an unexpected moment in college.<\/p>\n

Making Space to Hear<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"While preparing for a class presentation, Rubertha could not find the image she needed, so she drew one herself. As she worked, a friend\u2019s six-year-old son stopped in his tracks and stared at the drawing. \u201cWith a look of amazement, he asked, \u2018How do you do that?\u2019\u201d Rubertha recalls. She answered simply: \u201cI do not know. It feels like everybody can do this.\u201d His response was brief but unforgettable. \u201c\u2018No,\u2019 he said, and then he walked off and started playing again.\u201d Rubertha still remembers that moment clearly. What seemed small at the time stayed with her for years. \u201cI do not know why that moment stuck with me,\u201d she says, \u201cbut since then, I have realized, \u2018Wow, my drawing is different from what other people are able to do.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

After graduation, Rubertha built a career in education. She spent many years as a kindergarten teacher and later taught at a university after earning her master\u2019s degree from PTS. While pursuing her doctoral degree at Texas Christian University, she came to an important conclusion: she did not want to return to the classroom. \u201cI did not know what I wanted to do,\u201d she says. \u201cI was told I am an artist by a six-year-old, but I did not see how to make a living doing that, and I had to pay my mortgage.\u201d So, she took a job that was less mentally demanding than classroom teaching. In that quieter work, she found something she had not realized she needed: stillness.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the classroom, I was \u2018on\u2019 all the time,\u201d she says. \u201cBut working a job I could do in my sleep allowed my mind to become still enough to hear my calling: \u2018You have a talent for a reason, and it cannot stay locked up inside your house. It needs to be out there.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

A Leap of Faith<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"Once that clarity came, Rubertha knew she had to act. \u201cMy immediate reply to this sense of clarity was, \u2018It is time to step out on faith,\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cI quit my job immediately and never looked back.\u201d Although she did not yet know exactly what would come next, Rubertha did not remain stuck for long. She began taking online business courses and intentionally surrounded herself with people who were willing to encourage her and help her find direction. \u201cI enrolled in a few business courses online, and I surrounded myself with a few people who have taken a personal interest in helping me find my way,\u201d she says. \u201cI have been working hard over the past three years, and it is starting to move in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking back, Rubertha believes the turning point was not only leaving her job but learning to become quiet enough to listen. \u201cIn hindsight, I can see that leaving work at work let my mind be free,\u201d she says. \u201cThe simple way to say it is that I got still. Once that happened, I could hear.\u201d That stillness changed not only her circumstances, but also her mindset. \u201cMy mentality shifted from, \u2018How does anyone make a living as an artist?\u2019 to, \u2018Wait, I am called to this field.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Gratitude on the Other Side<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"Rubertha says the decision to leave her former career and pursue her art business has been affirmed by what she has experienced since taking that step. \u201cOn the other side of the \u2018I quit\u2019 moment was immediate joy,\u201d she says. \u201cIt felt right.\u201d The word she returns to again and again when describing this season of life is gratitude<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cGratitude has always been a constant companion to me,\u201d she says. \u201cI feel gratitude for having my needs met\u2014a nice home, food any time I want, and a safe vehicle for traveling. The beauty is that even when I do not know what to do, I feel peace about it. And as long as I have that peace, I know I am on the right track.\u201d That sense of peace has strengthened her belief that she is walking the path she was meant to take.<\/p>\n

The value of sharing her gifts with others has also become more meaningful. \u201cArt makes us smile,\u201d she says. \u201cIt is easy to take it for granted because art is all around us. But the reality\u00a0is that none of this exists unless someone takes time to create it. It is something huge, bigger than me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trust Your Instincts<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For Rubertha, one lesson rises above the rest: trust the inner voice that continues to call you forward. \u201cThe message for me is this: trust your instincts\u2014that gut feeling,\u201d she says. \u201cBelieve that what God has for you may not look like success in the eyes of others.\u201d She believes courage is essential when pursuing a dream, but she is equally convinced that growth is rarely linear. Even a winding road can lead exactly where it is meant to lead. \u201cTo be honest, if I had not been in the classroom, I would never have had the experience to teach a course online,\u201d she says. \u201cSo maybe the road was not straight, but it was the road I needed to take. No experience was wasted for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rubertha Taylor \u201998 is a portrait artist, arts educator, and founder of Rubertha Taylor Art. With more than 25 years of experience teaching both children and adults, she offers beginner-friendly, online drawing classes to help others develop their own style and artistic practice and to help people get better in touch with themselves. She is a graduate of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Texas Christian University.<\/p>\n

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