Staying on the top of your feet in life & business. It’s such a perfect illustration of our creative pursuits, because staying on the top of your feet is unsteady stuff, unless you have amazing balance. And you don’t just “have” amazing balance. You work for it...
Beautiful as always Keeley. I think that it’s sometimes hard to tell the difference between the fear that is because of the new and the fear that is because it’s not the right thing/time etc. I am preparing to rise with a new (sort of) thing, and reminding myself it’s ok to be scared but to not let that put me off 💛
Yes that is such a valid point, I totally agree & definitely can get muddled at times. I think when it feels more of a mix of excitement/fear or like it’s expansive - it’s just the discomfort of a new thing. But when it’s fear and like a sinking feeling it’s like our intuition warning is it isn’t the right thing or right time. Actually it might be Tara Mohr who writes about that? 💖
Thank you Keeley. Having been burned quite thoroughly when the murals fell through last year, I’m very wary of going back to being self employed again but I want so much the freedom and flexibility it allows 💛
I totally hear that. I had to step away from a creative pursuit a few years ago because it really had broken my heart. Very different feeling from the fear of stepping into something new...I just felt depleted and had nothing to give that anymore. I might go back to it one day, I haven't closed the door forever, but I had to give myself distance for a time and find a new dream. So, there's definitely times to walk away. Maybe it could be more of a slow transition for you into more commissioned work/gradually decrease to part-time and then casual until things are more reliable etc...less of a scary leap. But, I totally hear you. xx
Beautiful as always Keeley. I think that it’s sometimes hard to tell the difference between the fear that is because of the new and the fear that is because it’s not the right thing/time etc. I am preparing to rise with a new (sort of) thing, and reminding myself it’s ok to be scared but to not let that put me off 💛
Yes that is such a valid point, I totally agree & definitely can get muddled at times. I think when it feels more of a mix of excitement/fear or like it’s expansive - it’s just the discomfort of a new thing. But when it’s fear and like a sinking feeling it’s like our intuition warning is it isn’t the right thing or right time. Actually it might be Tara Mohr who writes about that? 💖
And please don’t let it put you off if it’s really just the good kind of fear... excited to see what new things are unfolding for you!! ✨🤍
Thank you Keeley. Having been burned quite thoroughly when the murals fell through last year, I’m very wary of going back to being self employed again but I want so much the freedom and flexibility it allows 💛
I totally hear that. I had to step away from a creative pursuit a few years ago because it really had broken my heart. Very different feeling from the fear of stepping into something new...I just felt depleted and had nothing to give that anymore. I might go back to it one day, I haven't closed the door forever, but I had to give myself distance for a time and find a new dream. So, there's definitely times to walk away. Maybe it could be more of a slow transition for you into more commissioned work/gradually decrease to part-time and then casual until things are more reliable etc...less of a scary leap. But, I totally hear you. xx
lovely analogy - thanks for sharing. We always need this reminder when the daily grind get’ s too much .. thx!
Thank you Alex, lovely to hear from you!