Your life is not a joke

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Hello beautiful souls ♥

This post will be relatively long, but I still recommend that you read it, because I have an important message. Thank you.

I know some people have been wondering where I've gone, whether I've stopped drawing/given up on dA.
If you're curious about what's going on, keep reading. I have a message for all of out there as well. Artist or not.

Let me ask you.

How many of you turned art into your job, and suddenly it didn't feel as fun and authentic anymore?
How many of you got sick of your old style, but as soon as you tried to develop a new one, you felt completely stuck?
Have you ever wondered if your dreams are actually your real dreams?
Have you felt like doing what you do for the sake of money isn't enough, because deep within all you want to do is to take your special gift, your unique perspective, and actually make a change in the world, to really contribute to something bigger?

You're not alone. You're definitely not alone.
I've been through it all. I've felt intensely inspired and I've felt completely uninspired. I've made art from my heart and I've made art from obligation. I've kept a style, I've changed my style. I've chased my dreams just to end up realizing I don't know what they are anymore. I've been up high in beautiful ecstasy and I've also hit cold dark rock bottom. I've experienced destructive uncontrollable tornadoes, I've moved through life like beautiful clear rives and I've been through seasons of incredible silence, inactivity and emptiness. I've done things and I've learned things. I've gone through transformations.

It's alright. Listen.
This is life. It's what it is. Life is ups and downs, unexpected curves and incredible opposites.
It's not good and bad. It's what you make of it. It's what you take out from it and what you willingly see and learn from it.

Do you know what the real problem is?
We complain. We are ungrateful. We lie. We make excuses. We feel unworthy. We play the blame game. We wait for things to fix themselves. We ignore important things. We look for instant gratification. We compare ourselves to others. We let negativity consume us. We loathe in self pity. We dislike ourselves. Many of us treat ourselves like we're goddamn trash!

Your life. Is not a joke.
Please, try, at least TRY to drop your self hate and disbelief in yourself for one moment and take in what I have to say to you:

You have amazing, beautiful, one of a kind things to offer to this world and its people and creatures. You are unique, there is nobody like you and that is your birth given strength. You are so much more wonderful than you give yourself credit. You have the potential of a gorgeous shining star. You have a story that can benefit thousands of people. You are a huge inspiration just for living in this crazy little world and doing your best to strive for something more than just existing.

The only thing keeping you negative toward yourself is your unwillingness to believe that changing it will make anything better.
This is where you make yourself stuck. A prisoner of your own mindset. Stuck in the familiar, but miserable comfort zone.
What lurks beyond that, it is scary, yes it is scary. And it takes time. It takes work and dedication.
However to free yourself, to feel happy, to find what you're looking for, to bloom into what you can bloom, you must make the decision that you are worth that heroic step into the unknown.
It won't be easy. That's not the point. The point is, it'll be much more rewarding than wherever you're stuck right now.
You have the power to fly, to thrive and to live the kind of life you want to live.
But if you refuse to believe that it's possible, you'll never have access to figuring out whether it's actually legit or not.
And then you would forever live in the illusion that there's nothing better out there for you, having never even given it a proper chance to be possible and obtainable.
Give yourself a chance. Or two. Or three. Or infinite. You're a warrior. Don't give up.

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Thank you for reading, please comment your thoughts and feelings, or any questions that came up !

//As for my drawing situation:
I'm working on finding out what kind of art I truly want and enjoy to do. Something that can also contribute to important matters.
It's been a long time since inspiration came to me, but I have faith that this time in life is needed and I'll find my way before I know it! So stay tuned for anything that might pop up in the future :love: As always, your support means incredibly much to me!!

♥ ♥ ♥Hugs and love to all of you ♥ ♥ ♥

© 2016 - 2024 Miichau
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Thundy-R's avatar
You have pour such beautiful, kind and worthy words in this journal. Yet, it is true. I have learned a lot of things in life such as the mistakes I did. And when I read this, it feels like I am back to my introspecting mode, only in a different and whole new level. It is hard to enjoy art like how I enjoy it when I was a little child, it's hard to believe that I am stuck and don't know where to go. Everything seems wrong. However, I know it all will pass. I think it's pretty natural for all of us to experience this. And it is obvious that if we want to survive this rock bottom, we must never give up.


Thanks for posting this journal. It's really beautiful and helpful.