loving sundays. loving them.did i mention that a few weeks ago i was experiencing a bit of extreme burnout? i hadn't experienced this sort of level before - the kind where i absolutely dreaded the idea of doing anything that had to do with painting, blogging, writing, and art business stuff (marketing, planning, producing, etc). it was harsh, this feeling of wanting to give it all up - to return to my life before all of this: to a full-time dayjob, to workouts and dinners after work, to more free time, to weekends again. so yes, i was done and done. in the depths of my heart i knew i wasn't really done and that i didn't really want to give it up. but i also knew i needed a bit of rest. so resting is the gift i've given myself these last few weeks, and oh my, it feels really, really good. this burnout thing was totally new to me - the trueness of being totally uninspired/tired/blah was asking me to pay attention, to not force anything, to let. it. go.
what i've learned in the last couple of weeks is this: that i am not alone. that there's a lot of creative burnout out in the world. that we need to give ourselves permission to not only feel it, but to sit with it, face its direction, acknowledge it, then take action. for me, taking action has meant rest. it's meant removing the internal pressure to create, to make, to produce. it's meant being with my friends, spending great amounts of time with john, reading, watching movies, doing the dishes - slowly and peacefully - same goes for laundry and other mundane chores. it's meant simply being happy in a space where i'm not doing, creating, planning. most of all, it's meant pacing myself so that my days feel more fulfilling and not all work.
so yes, not only has creative burnout given me permission to rest but it's also gifted me with a bit of perspective. life feels a bit slower now - even with inspiration and art life reemerging this past week or so. i feel more blessed. more grateful. more appreciative of all that has come my way. in the end, there is growth in everything..even burnout. thank you, burnout. you rock.
what burdens/burnout/mishaps have gifted your life in unexpected ways this week?
what i've learned in the last couple of weeks is this: that i am not alone. that there's a lot of creative burnout out in the world. that we need to give ourselves permission to not only feel it, but to sit with it, face its direction, acknowledge it, then take action. for me, taking action has meant rest. it's meant removing the internal pressure to create, to make, to produce. it's meant being with my friends, spending great amounts of time with john, reading, watching movies, doing the dishes - slowly and peacefully - same goes for laundry and other mundane chores. it's meant simply being happy in a space where i'm not doing, creating, planning. most of all, it's meant pacing myself so that my days feel more fulfilling and not all work.
so yes, not only has creative burnout given me permission to rest but it's also gifted me with a bit of perspective. life feels a bit slower now - even with inspiration and art life reemerging this past week or so. i feel more blessed. more grateful. more appreciative of all that has come my way. in the end, there is growth in everything..even burnout. thank you, burnout. you rock.
what burdens/burnout/mishaps have gifted your life in unexpected ways this week?
