There are several reasons as to why I'm starting up a blog again.
I read over my posts on my older blog, and realized I really enjoyed having a place where I could just think and share the ideas I formed. For the past year, I've had to set down cello for several reasons, studies being the primary reason. I've been struggling with balance and priorities- what is important to me, what can I drop, what should I keep, and what is success?
I've realized that by constantly abandoning old hobbies, I'm not gaining much. The temporary benefits never outweighs the consequences of withdrawal. At the moment, I feel as if I have gained more freedom, but some passions never really disappear. Over time I begin to regret my losses, and by then I've lost proficiency in the skill.
I've been trapped in this endless cycle of disappointment and loss. I've been getting used to feeling like my mind is disconnected from my heart...and initially, I didn't anticipate any change when my sister gave me a really interesting book,
Steal Like An Artist this Christmas.
"All the world's a stage. Creative work is a kind of theater. The stage is your studio, your desk, or your workstation."
"Nobody is born with a style or a voice. We don't come out of the womb knowing who we are. In the beginning, we learn by pretending to be our heroes."
What I managed to get out of the book is:
1) To keep my passions by me, and to keep doing what I love; there's no need to decide now what is important to me and what is not. Eventually, it'll all come together
2) To surround myself by people I'd like to become
3) To pursue my passions, and to get inspired
I have several projects that I'd like to undertake; and hopefully documenting my thoughts will help me achieve them.
