I have found in my own life that my creative pursuits wax and wane depending on the season of life. But trying to make something that I love into a full time job has killed my interest in so many things. Having done that a number of times, I’ve been a little better about protecting some of my hobbies from, well, myself.
I’m glad you are finding your way back to weaving. It’s a beautiful way to spend time.
Oh yes I think many a passion has been killed in the pursuit of turning into a job. I’m so guilty of this! I’ve been trying a few new hobbies recently to try and shift myself out of that mindset. I never actually make anything for myself, only with the goal to sell so trying to create a few things strictly for me with no end goal. It’s hard to be disciplined with it isn’t it!
You found your way back, and that is a huge thing. Sometimes life hands us a phase of being where we can shift and disconnect from things we love (I took 4 years off writing and actually thought it was possible I wouldn’t go back, but I’ve just found my way back to it recently). Perhaps our passions are a light that guides us when we move away from ourselves and the time we spend nurturing our creativity.
Life definitely likes to send us off on tangents doesn’t it. It’s interesting how we can return to something after so long, I’ve found it’s better to just embrace the changes instead of trying to force something when there’s no passion. Things always seem to come back around! Of course that is much easier to say in hindsight than in the thick of it! Glad to hear you’ve found your way back to writing.
I have found in my own life that my creative pursuits wax and wane depending on the season of life. But trying to make something that I love into a full time job has killed my interest in so many things. Having done that a number of times, I’ve been a little better about protecting some of my hobbies from, well, myself.
I’m glad you are finding your way back to weaving. It’s a beautiful way to spend time.
Oh yes I think many a passion has been killed in the pursuit of turning into a job. I’m so guilty of this! I’ve been trying a few new hobbies recently to try and shift myself out of that mindset. I never actually make anything for myself, only with the goal to sell so trying to create a few things strictly for me with no end goal. It’s hard to be disciplined with it isn’t it!
It is! I have to work myself out of the mindset, “If I can’t make money at this, then it isn’t worth my time.”
You found your way back, and that is a huge thing. Sometimes life hands us a phase of being where we can shift and disconnect from things we love (I took 4 years off writing and actually thought it was possible I wouldn’t go back, but I’ve just found my way back to it recently). Perhaps our passions are a light that guides us when we move away from ourselves and the time we spend nurturing our creativity.
Life definitely likes to send us off on tangents doesn’t it. It’s interesting how we can return to something after so long, I’ve found it’s better to just embrace the changes instead of trying to force something when there’s no passion. Things always seem to come back around! Of course that is much easier to say in hindsight than in the thick of it! Glad to hear you’ve found your way back to writing.