I loved this so much! I once was very attached to my creative work (music), I thought my life had no meaning without it, and then, when I was going through the ups and downs of life, I fell out of love with it and I was incredibly lost. After a few years I think I learned how to love music but not over attach myself to it (but I'm still learning)
I loved this so much! I once was very attached to my creative work (music), I thought my life had no meaning without it, and then, when I was going through the ups and downs of life, I fell out of love with it and I was incredibly lost. After a few years I think I learned how to love music but not over attach myself to it (but I'm still learning)
Thank you so much for reading and sharing your experience, Gala. It's funny, but this is precisely the reason why I listed creative work individually in my list. It's much easier to develop unhealthy attachments with our creative endeavours compared to, let's say, my business job. It's also more accepted that we normalise how artists get attached to their creative works. It's not easy, speaking from experience, but I need to keep reminding myself: what if I can't pursue some of my creative work one day? Does that mean my life is over?
Soo true. I kind of adopted the narrative of 'tortured obsessed artist'. Now I see it's not healthy. I'm also starting to wonder those same questions lately, what if I can't pursue this? it's been painful to think that maybe hard work is not enough, I'm literally writing about it now.
Yes, I feel you! It also pains me that maybe one day, I won’t be able to do all this creative work anymore. Will you write a post on this? I would love to read it 🖤
same for me here. I think today I'm gonna post something about hustle culture and how I'm starting to think I might never make it. very weird few days dor me hahha
I loved this so much! I once was very attached to my creative work (music), I thought my life had no meaning without it, and then, when I was going through the ups and downs of life, I fell out of love with it and I was incredibly lost. After a few years I think I learned how to love music but not over attach myself to it (but I'm still learning)
Thank you so much for reading and sharing your experience, Gala. It's funny, but this is precisely the reason why I listed creative work individually in my list. It's much easier to develop unhealthy attachments with our creative endeavours compared to, let's say, my business job. It's also more accepted that we normalise how artists get attached to their creative works. It's not easy, speaking from experience, but I need to keep reminding myself: what if I can't pursue some of my creative work one day? Does that mean my life is over?
Soo true. I kind of adopted the narrative of 'tortured obsessed artist'. Now I see it's not healthy. I'm also starting to wonder those same questions lately, what if I can't pursue this? it's been painful to think that maybe hard work is not enough, I'm literally writing about it now.
Yes, I feel you! It also pains me that maybe one day, I won’t be able to do all this creative work anymore. Will you write a post on this? I would love to read it 🖤
same for me here. I think today I'm gonna post something about hustle culture and how I'm starting to think I might never make it. very weird few days dor me hahha
I don’t even want to be part of this hustle culture haha I want to retire and sit on the porch, reading my books. Happy Friday, Gala 🖤