Thank you for listening, sharing, asking at our Creativity &..
Added 2021-10-16 21:49:43 +0000 UTCThank you for listening, sharing, asking at our Creativity & Personal Challenges conversation 10/14, with @redsparrow_free! Here's some of our challenges:
-comparing myself, my day-to-day, to an amalgamation of tens/hundreds of people showcasing their favorite & finished work
-asking “am I worth this much?” when I’m earning well
-asking “am I worthless?” when I’m not earning much
-tying my actions to my worth as a human being
-wanting each work to “represent who I am”
-expecting each new thing to be a marked improvement over the last
-being disappointed as soon as something is done and needing to do something new or “better”
-wanting new ideas to come out fully formed
-doubting while creating, asking “is this good/bad?” etc while trying to get things done
-feeling pressured to post constantly, that I “owe” people
Here's what's helped us:
-Taking time to accept how I’m feeling & that it’s ok (it’s a habit to deny it or fan the flames)
-physically get away from the work, the space
-walking, jumping around to fave tunes
-having energizing physical reminders in my space - quotes, testimonials, creations, etc.
-reaching out to someone (or posting to ask folks to reach out to me)
-using music to get in flow
-realizing that I'm my harshest critic. I guess it's good to know the worst case.
Woah, long tweet! Thanks for reading. Excited for more candidness, whether brief or on-going.
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Is it too late to add... "knowing all this in theory, but still having hard times, feeling shame for that, & feeling shame for feeling shame..." to challenges?
Add to what helped: "reminders & repetitions, realize it'll never feel perfect, have a good ol' chuckle & start!"
View post/links on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aly_exhale/status/1449077471752511490
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