This is so true. Such a hard one to figure out. I try to show up and do a tiny amount if possible and sometimes I just have to accept that it ain’t going to happen. Especially if I have been sick and celebrate the small wins and the progress I have made. Today, I am going to remind myself that I want to write and explore the story. Nobody is forcing me. And maybe something fun and exciting might happen next... If I start thinking I ‘must’ do something, then inevitably it gets harder and harder to do and fall back into ‘suffering’ for my art. The balance is a tightrope
Sending you so much love. I think I’m learning I never need to push, but I also need to stay with the discomfort as lovingly as possible. Bringing loving kindness to the stuck place rather than force.
This is so true. Such a hard one to figure out. I try to show up and do a tiny amount if possible and sometimes I just have to accept that it ain’t going to happen. Especially if I have been sick and celebrate the small wins and the progress I have made. Today, I am going to remind myself that I want to write and explore the story. Nobody is forcing me. And maybe something fun and exciting might happen next... If I start thinking I ‘must’ do something, then inevitably it gets harder and harder to do and fall back into ‘suffering’ for my art. The balance is a tightrope
Sending you so much love. I think I’m learning I never need to push, but I also need to stay with the discomfort as lovingly as possible. Bringing loving kindness to the stuck place rather than force.
We are both learning - and being kinder to ourselves. Let's pat ourselves on the back for our progress.
Hi Cali, Often times, when I push through, it’s not my best work and I make mistakes. So, as you say it’s a delicate balance.
It is always a balance. Sometimes it has to be done, and sometimes not.