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freedom fighter
I have a natural gift for drawing/painting/sculpting...
You start to realise it's a blessing in disguise. So many people worry about the wrong things in life. A facade becomes so important. That's how so many never get out of bad situations-whether it's a bad marriage or whatever...
Anyway, since then I've done a few murals and recently did a portrait for a friend. Slowly but surely my desire to create art is coming back...
I want to be around people more. I figure being an officer would get me in the middle of humanity- in all the reality of it. That's my true love...
FF
Use your natural gifts. Don't let them get away. IMO, art is our link to the divine: it is the only satisfactory way I have discovered to come to grips with abstract ideas.
I don't want to discourage you from becoming an officer because I think someone with your outlook on life would be a great asset to the force. It can also be a good way to pay the bills while you re-develop your art. I do suspect, however, that cops do a fair amount of hunching over their paperwork and computers...
Have you ever considered other social work?