I love this. Thanks for sharing it with us. I feel similarly about being too focused on production. When I do I have to ask myself who I’m doing it for. What is the source of my motivation? What is my need?
I don’t want my expression to be a need, and therefore forced. I want it to come when it’s ready. When the words or images call to be shared with others. That’s what feels right for me.
That said, the place I write daily is just for me. I sit in my favorite place, sip my morning coffee, and tap into the stream of consciousness that waits to be unleashed. What this has done for me over the years is priceless. Ultimately it uncovered a secret that I had buried for 45 years, something no therapist had ever been able to help me do.
Thank you again. I subscribed and look forward to more from you. May we all live fully as we journey home.
Thank you for sharing this Matt! Checking in on the 'why' is huge. I am so action orientated so it is easy to simply do the thing and get caught up in it. With my photography I went through the journey of production based on what I thought was expected and liked, to now be clear and comfortable that I shoot for my reasons and needs, and bonus when others also connect with it. I recently was laughing with another photographer how much this has changed. These days I happily show photos of rocks because I love texture, it is very liberating to make that shift.
Beautifully written and well said! It resonates with me. I’ve been hibernating this winter. It’s my first winter in New York, coming for California, so it’s been an adjustment! Learning to listen to my body and learning to be okay doing nothing for an extended season.
Thanks Evan! And what a change! I would love to see New York in the winter, I guess I have seen enough movies to imagine it is pretty special. And I am also learning this still. I felt the past year I almost got it backwards. I thought during summer, I would 'do less' and be outside, but to my surprise work came in and people were ready to WORK. And when I thought I would hunker down and work... All I want is rest lol so this was as much a reminder to me as a message to share.
I love this. Thanks for sharing it with us. I feel similarly about being too focused on production. When I do I have to ask myself who I’m doing it for. What is the source of my motivation? What is my need?
I don’t want my expression to be a need, and therefore forced. I want it to come when it’s ready. When the words or images call to be shared with others. That’s what feels right for me.
That said, the place I write daily is just for me. I sit in my favorite place, sip my morning coffee, and tap into the stream of consciousness that waits to be unleashed. What this has done for me over the years is priceless. Ultimately it uncovered a secret that I had buried for 45 years, something no therapist had ever been able to help me do.
Thank you again. I subscribed and look forward to more from you. May we all live fully as we journey home.
Thank you for sharing this Matt! Checking in on the 'why' is huge. I am so action orientated so it is easy to simply do the thing and get caught up in it. With my photography I went through the journey of production based on what I thought was expected and liked, to now be clear and comfortable that I shoot for my reasons and needs, and bonus when others also connect with it. I recently was laughing with another photographer how much this has changed. These days I happily show photos of rocks because I love texture, it is very liberating to make that shift.
Beautifully written and well said! It resonates with me. I’ve been hibernating this winter. It’s my first winter in New York, coming for California, so it’s been an adjustment! Learning to listen to my body and learning to be okay doing nothing for an extended season.
Thanks Evan! And what a change! I would love to see New York in the winter, I guess I have seen enough movies to imagine it is pretty special. And I am also learning this still. I felt the past year I almost got it backwards. I thought during summer, I would 'do less' and be outside, but to my surprise work came in and people were ready to WORK. And when I thought I would hunker down and work... All I want is rest lol so this was as much a reminder to me as a message to share.