Over the weekend, I asked some of my facebook people to come up with topics to write about here. My mom suggested writing about my inspiration or people I look up to.
Sad to say, at this point, I'm not sure what inspires me or even what I'm really passionate about. I am loving writing again, but the chances of that becoming a full time career are fairly astronomical. I was passionate about design, that's why I entered this field in the first place, but the workplace politics and lack of design oriented focus have squashed a lot of that fire.
Not to get all existential, but how exactly does one go about finding these things like inspiration?
I don't know if inspiration can be found by looking for it. I think inspiration hits you when you least expect it to, and that one inspiration can lead to another.
ReplyDeleteNot to get to personal (which I will probably fail at, but whatever). I went through a messy divorce a few years ago. I was in a very dark place. The lowest point ever in my life. Standing alone a top a mountain of self pity. You get the picture. All it took was 5 words from my daughter to inspire me. So there I was, a 36 year old getting humbled by a 10 year old. I've always hated to fail. I was failing my son and daughter by not giving this world everything I have. So, I joined a gym, sweated, woke up every morning with sore muscles and cussed A LOT. Which help to clear out all of the mental BS that accumulated.(not the cussing but the sweating and soreness, well the cussing too.) But almost 2 years later the world is a much better place. I seem to find inspiration almost everywhere.
Long story short, kinda. My advice is to not look to hard. Inspiration will happen. Also, don't let outside forces put out the passion and fire.
Thanks Chris - I appreciate the honesty and openness. Seems like I find myself in a somewhat similar situation as you were a few years ago. I'm going to throw myself even more into my workouts and try to let the rest work itself out. Sweat + pain = catharsis.
ReplyDeleteI think this all plays into my biggest kryptonite - patience. It took a while for me to build my own Mt. Pity Party, so it will take a while to scale back down.
Cursing always seems to help me...surprised I keep it in check on here. I made some of the contractors blush while the 5th floor was under construction!