Rose Doya
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Brazil
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"I loved to draw when I was a child. I was always asking my parents to buy me coloring books, pencils and paintbrushes. I was always trying to copy and enlarge the images I saw in magazines or book illustrations. It was my greatest source of fun and pleasure.
"Whether it was destiny or my parents' wishes, I went to university to study physiotherapy. It was my parents' dream to have a daughter working in the health sector. I put a lot of effort into my studies and I worked as a physiotherapist for eight years, until I realized I was carrying with me a sense of emptiness. I used to leave the hospital with an uncontrollable urge to get home and start gluing together my art materials so I could relax in body and mind. Soon I realized my hobby was consuming me more than my career.
"I discovered the true value behind personal satisfaction. What gives me a sense of happiness in my life is to paint.
"I talked to my husband, a systems analyst, and he supported me. We left our jobs and comfortable city lifestyle and moved to a calm farmhouse, faraway from the city's noise and stress.
"Even though my family didn't quite approve of my decision, I am fully aware it was the best decision I have ever made in my life. The rhythm of our daily life transformed completely. My husband now grows mushrooms, and I'm completely dedicated to art, my true life's passion."
"I loved to draw when I was a child. I was always asking my parents to buy me coloring books, pencils and paintbrushes. I was always trying to copy and enlarge the images I saw in magazines or book illustrations. It was my greatest source of fun and pleasure.
"Whether it was destiny or my parents' wishes, I went to university to study physiotherapy. It was my parents' dream to have a daughter working in the health sector. I put a lot of effort into my studies and I worked as a physiotherapist for eight years, until I realized I was carrying with me a sense of emptiness. I used to leave the hospital with an uncontrollable urge to get home and start gluing together my art materials so I could relax in body and mind. Soon I realized my hobby was consuming me more than my career.
"I discovered the true value behind personal satisfaction. What gives me a sense of happiness in my life is to paint.
"I talked to my husband, a systems analyst, and he supported me. We left our jobs and comfortable city lifestyle and moved to a calm farmhouse, faraway from the city's noise and stress.
"Even though my family didn't quite approve of my decision, I am fully aware it was the best decision I have ever made in my life. The rhythm of our daily life transformed completely. My husband now grows mushrooms, and I'm completely dedicated to art, my true life's passion."
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