11-12-2014, 10:31 PM
@Lyraina, thanks so much, and I believe it is a universal truth about our condition that we don't acknowledge enough. What you say is true, it is how we react to this feeling that matters. You can use it positively as motivation for sure (I did for at least 2 of my 3 years) but underneath all that, there is still this intense drive to "not fail" and "make it" which is also part of the problem. Yes we sometimes need a kick to do the work, but then again, if we loved what we were doing purely for it's own sake, then we wouldn't need this kick.
@Meat dude....thanks for sharing. It's amazing how tough a ride we are on, and more how tough we make it for ourselves. Can I just say: Your trad work is awesome. Seriously. I saw those blue (goat, ram?) painting on dA and thought "Wow those are really cool" Didn't realise it was your account till a bit later.
This message is for you (but also for EVERYONE reading this)
BACK YOURSELF! You have what it takes, you've stuck it out this long, you just need to take positive actions to get you moving the right way. I can't stress enough how having a positive attitude affects every single aspect of your life. People become drawn to you, things start to become easier, opportunities open up. It is hard to do it when you feel you are stuck in a rut ( I was stuck in a rut for 3 years, even though it seemed like I was making progress) but making the slightest change and gathering that positive momentum , and not allowing it to break is the key. Start your own projects rather than wait for the perfect "opportunity" to come.
Oh and fuck the sense of not being worthy because you "don't have a career or job or haven't made it" These are all negative societal constructs built out of pure and utter bullshit. Your own worth is in your consciousness, your unique vision, your contribution to all humanity. You DO have something to say, because you are here to say it.
An awesome quote from Alan Watts states "You are the Universe looking at itself". It blows my mind all the time when I spend a few minutes to think about it. You are part of this universe, not separate from it in any way, like we all are led to believe. It makes intrinsic sense if you mull it over. The big bang theory states that all matter and energy in the universe was condesed down to a singular point at some time 14 billion years ago. All that matter and energy eventually has led to you. You aren't just something that exists in it randomly popping out from nowhere, the energy that makes you up, came from the big bang, only it has emerged as a "you", an evolved consciousness within it now, and you will return to it in a different form, never having been apart from it at any point. If this is the case, then f@ck , you ARE the universe, and through your observation and being, you can make your own statement about the Universe, and about yourself because they are one and the same.
All you have to do is work out what, and how. And it is not a Eureka moment either, it is one that comes out of saying and doing everything along the way that you do each moment in time; whether it be living in your Mom's basement at 50 jobless, or creating an artistic masterpiece at 21. It is all an expression of the Universe observing and reacting to itself through you.
You are the Universe, You are the MEAT burger. :)
(ok so I went way too Zen there, but there is so much positivity in my viewpoint nowadays , I don't know how to contain it haha)
@Meat dude....thanks for sharing. It's amazing how tough a ride we are on, and more how tough we make it for ourselves. Can I just say: Your trad work is awesome. Seriously. I saw those blue (goat, ram?) painting on dA and thought "Wow those are really cool" Didn't realise it was your account till a bit later.
This message is for you (but also for EVERYONE reading this)
BACK YOURSELF! You have what it takes, you've stuck it out this long, you just need to take positive actions to get you moving the right way. I can't stress enough how having a positive attitude affects every single aspect of your life. People become drawn to you, things start to become easier, opportunities open up. It is hard to do it when you feel you are stuck in a rut ( I was stuck in a rut for 3 years, even though it seemed like I was making progress) but making the slightest change and gathering that positive momentum , and not allowing it to break is the key. Start your own projects rather than wait for the perfect "opportunity" to come.
Oh and fuck the sense of not being worthy because you "don't have a career or job or haven't made it" These are all negative societal constructs built out of pure and utter bullshit. Your own worth is in your consciousness, your unique vision, your contribution to all humanity. You DO have something to say, because you are here to say it.
An awesome quote from Alan Watts states "You are the Universe looking at itself". It blows my mind all the time when I spend a few minutes to think about it. You are part of this universe, not separate from it in any way, like we all are led to believe. It makes intrinsic sense if you mull it over. The big bang theory states that all matter and energy in the universe was condesed down to a singular point at some time 14 billion years ago. All that matter and energy eventually has led to you. You aren't just something that exists in it randomly popping out from nowhere, the energy that makes you up, came from the big bang, only it has emerged as a "you", an evolved consciousness within it now, and you will return to it in a different form, never having been apart from it at any point. If this is the case, then f@ck , you ARE the universe, and through your observation and being, you can make your own statement about the Universe, and about yourself because they are one and the same.
All you have to do is work out what, and how. And it is not a Eureka moment either, it is one that comes out of saying and doing everything along the way that you do each moment in time; whether it be living in your Mom's basement at 50 jobless, or creating an artistic masterpiece at 21. It is all an expression of the Universe observing and reacting to itself through you.
You are the Universe, You are the MEAT burger. :)
(ok so I went way too Zen there, but there is so much positivity in my viewpoint nowadays , I don't know how to contain it haha)