Oh, man. I so relate to the doctor's question. I have a thing I'm good at, and I feel like it chose me (versus me choosing it). I'd love nothing more than to be learning instruments and languages and painting and travelling with Bus with my time, but I feel compelled to do the thing that sometimes tortures me. I suppose if I had a month left, I'd still be doing that thing. Writing down all the big picture patterns I've found to leave the world. Perfect moment to be confronted with this perspective, as that is what I'm trying to do right now, and sometimes want to rush through it or throw in the towel. Thank you for helping me think with a greater perspective today.
lol, I definitely do things that I’m good at that make me miserable…. But spending precious time doing a thing I’m bad at but I love??? I don’t know if that’s in my DNA…. As in, if I suck, I’ve probably abandoned it long ago.
Now that I think of it, I should probably pick up the guitar again. My son is learning and we’ve been practicing together. That would be something I’m definitely bad at, but I’m good at being a mom who supports her son doing things he loves, so that could be my bad at it/love it thing.
Haha! I think in this instance (and in most where we're caught in the place of enjoying a thing but being bad at it), the definition of "sucks" is probably less "truly awful" and more "better than most, but not great" (ie, not good enough for the thing you love to be your most impactful offering to humanity). HOWEVER, I think we should all have at least one thing we do just because we love it with absolutely zero evaluation of that thing. It's just good for you!
Lovely.
Thanks, mama <3
Oh, man. I so relate to the doctor's question. I have a thing I'm good at, and I feel like it chose me (versus me choosing it). I'd love nothing more than to be learning instruments and languages and painting and travelling with Bus with my time, but I feel compelled to do the thing that sometimes tortures me. I suppose if I had a month left, I'd still be doing that thing. Writing down all the big picture patterns I've found to leave the world. Perfect moment to be confronted with this perspective, as that is what I'm trying to do right now, and sometimes want to rush through it or throw in the towel. Thank you for helping me think with a greater perspective today.
Love you, girl. From one tortured searcher to another xoxo
lol, I definitely do things that I’m good at that make me miserable…. But spending precious time doing a thing I’m bad at but I love??? I don’t know if that’s in my DNA…. As in, if I suck, I’ve probably abandoned it long ago.
Now that I think of it, I should probably pick up the guitar again. My son is learning and we’ve been practicing together. That would be something I’m definitely bad at, but I’m good at being a mom who supports her son doing things he loves, so that could be my bad at it/love it thing.
Haha! I think in this instance (and in most where we're caught in the place of enjoying a thing but being bad at it), the definition of "sucks" is probably less "truly awful" and more "better than most, but not great" (ie, not good enough for the thing you love to be your most impactful offering to humanity). HOWEVER, I think we should all have at least one thing we do just because we love it with absolutely zero evaluation of that thing. It's just good for you!