Lviv artists struggle to exist. Stalin repressed creativity and imposed propaganda art. Lviv has a burgeoning art scene.

After all. Learning how to play the guitar is not an easy process. If you are anything like me, then its a very difficult move to make. I did previously struggle hour after hour with books and Cds, but I felt like I was not really coming to a improvement. That was after i learned that I possibly could purchase a guitar training DVD to help me learn to play.

"After being turned down by numerous publishers, he had decided to write for posterity" - George Ade. It is a truth certainly acknowledged by the author of the above quote that many creative writers struggle for years, enduring perhaps decades in the wilderness of submissions and rejections, before their persistence finally pays off. Most would-be authors, it has been said, are "pessimistic optimists". What better way to describe this novelist, who has gone where most angels would be too sensible to tread - into those realms where only agents, editors and publishers prowl.

Finding your style as an artist can be a struggle. Art students in universities often agonize over how best to express themselves. Many try lots of different styles and techniques both to explore what's out there, and also in search of the one that feels the most right for them.

We all struggle at times with what to say and how to say it. More accurately, we struggle with how to express our feelings and with the considerations of how the person we love will interpret what we say. True love, commitment, ongoing effort... are all needed, but the adventure starts before any of those are established.