This intersection looks familiar . . . "Writing brings it all to the surface. Lays it out bare. Makes me look at whatever I’ve been avoiding. Writing is a troublemaker. It doesn’t leave well enough alone. It raises more questions than it has answers."
Crystal. Everything you say about your writing also applies to my art. I've been lost in resistance for some time now. Resistance is very powerful I have everything I need.....studio, supplies, my own creative voice....everything except time, or so resistance would tell me. Even when I do have the time, resistance show up...I go clean the refrigerator...get lost on FB. Sometimes I just sit and stare out the window at the trees. Maybe there's some burnout involved. Do you think this is also a form of resistance? Being so busy doing everything else other than what you really want to do might be a form of resistance. Or maybe it's the inner critic saying, oh, what you really want to do is not as important as this other stuff. You've given me a lot to think about. Thank you for your words and for sharing them.
Susan I can so relate to everything you've said. I do see the act of writing and the act of creating art in the same way. Resistance is one form of that inner critic that has really screwy ways of trying to keep us safe. It tells us it isn't worth trying so we sit safely on the sidelines of life instead of risking feeling vulnerable and allowing our art to be seen. I do think there is a difference between resistance and burnout. For me, the resistance is quite strong when I'm finally moving out of burnout and ready to dip my toe back into the water.
Crystal. Everything you say about your writing also applies to my art. I've been lost in resistance for some time now. Resistance is very powerful I have everything I need.....studio, supplies, my own creative voice....everything except time, or so resistance would tell me. Even when I do have the time, resistance show up...I go clean the refrigerator...get lost on FB. Sometimes I just sit and stare out the window at the trees. Maybe there's some burnout involved. Do you think this is also a form of resistance? Being so busy doing everything else other than what you really want to do might be a form of resistance. Or maybe it's the inner critic saying, oh, what you really want to do is not as important as this other stuff. You've given me a lot to think about. Thank you for your words and for sharing them.
Susan I can so relate to everything you've said. I do see the act of writing and the act of creating art in the same way. Resistance is one form of that inner critic that has really screwy ways of trying to keep us safe. It tells us it isn't worth trying so we sit safely on the sidelines of life instead of risking feeling vulnerable and allowing our art to be seen. I do think there is a difference between resistance and burnout. For me, the resistance is quite strong when I'm finally moving out of burnout and ready to dip my toe back into the water.
Thanks so much for joining the conversation!