“There are other people who have problems with you.” “I didn’t even want to talk about this because I knew you’d just deny it and not hold yourself accountable.” Ooof. Words can hurt. These are statements that have been in my head and may not leave for a long time. I wish I could findContinue reading “Compatibility vs. Worthiness”
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Morphing Imagination
I’ve been angry with myself lately because I’m spending a lot of my time and energy on one specific life problem. It often feels like my creativity is sucked out of me and I can’t concentrate on anything else. My mind is filled with questions, reflections, and concerns. I try distracting myself with what wouldContinue reading “Morphing Imagination”
Inevitable Dislike
I’m editing a play with the intention of mounting it again in the (hopefully not-too-distant) future. Every time I step away from it it takes me a long time to get back. When I lack focus like this I try to pinpoint the specific obstacles. For this one, as for many projects, I’m caught upContinue reading “Inevitable Dislike”
Centring Kindness
We can choose to centre kindness in our lives and decentre all of the unnecessary garbage. We can stop allowing (some of) the negativity to be the major driving force. Kindness can become the focus instead: to others and to ourselves. But I often remind myself that kindness is not niceness. To be nice isContinue reading “Centring Kindness”
What Do You Want?
I’m trying to listen to myself more closely these days. What is it that I actually want? How do I wish to serve others? Creativity always begins with curiosity, and it seems to me that curiosity is rooted in a necessary belief that there’s something bigger. Not only “out there”, but also “in here”. I’mContinue reading “What Do You Want?”
Accomplishments
Lately I’m trying to remind myself what I have already accomplished so that I’m not too bogged down by what I “should” currently be accomplishing. Creative success does not have to be defined by the products we put out in the world. We are not more or less successful if we have a million booksContinue reading “Accomplishments”
Key Moments
It’s probably this global pandemic thing we have going on, but I’ve been extra conscious of my ~success as an artist~ and constantly comparing where I am now to where I would like to be. I’m trying to remind myself how happy I’ve been lately. Not overall, really, but in specific moments. Like going toContinue reading “Key Moments”
Solo
There’s no denying the creation process can be a very lonely journey. I’m finding the many days alone are pretty hard. Trying to get work done and move forward with different projects is proving next to impossible. The weight of this whole pandemic thing can definitely have an effect on a person. And artists, whetherContinue reading “Solo”
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