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From passion to self-judgment
- In the beginning, it was easy. There was no pressure. There were no outside eyes. There were no expectations.
- When I started writing, I wrote in a private document for over a year before I published my first article.
- I wrote about what I wanted to write. I wrote because I wanted to get my thoughts down. I wrote because I felt like I needed to write.
- After a few months of sharing my work publicly, things began to change.
- As I developed an audience, I noticed that I began judging my work. In the beginning, I was just happy to get my ideas down on paper, but now I felt like they had to be “good”.
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“When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice that it is small, but we do not criticize it as “rootless and stemless.” We treat it as a seed, giving it the water and nourishment required of a seed.
When it first shoots up out of the earth, we don't condemn it as immature and underdeveloped; nor do we criticize the buds for not being open when they appear. We stand in wonder at the process taking place & give the plant the care it needs at each stage of its development."
TIMOTHY GALLWEY
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"The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change; yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is.”
TIMOTHY GALLWEY
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Is Self-Doubt Required for Success?
Are self-doubt and judgment required for success? Do you have to be unhappy with your work to discover the drive to become better? Does judging ourselves make us any better?
- I don't think it does.
When I find myself falling into the trap of judging my work, here's a strategy I use to pull myself back on track:
- I try to remember that each outcome is simply a point along the spectrum of repetitions.
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Simply a Point Along the Spectrum of Repetitions
- Every outcome you can achieve is simply a point along the spectrum of repetitions and time.
- The number of repetitions you need to put in for a particular goal is dependent on your circumstances, your experiences, your training, and many other factors.
- Everyone's spectrum of repetitions is unique: your spectrum is different than mine.
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There is no bad work or good work
It is important to realize is that just because you are at Point A and someone else is at Point C that does not mean you are doing bad work.
In fact, there is no bad work or good work. Just as there is no such thing as a rose seed that is a bad rose bush.
There are just points in time and repetitions completed.
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The only thing you can control is the next repetition
- Release the desire to define yourself as good or bad.
- Release the attachment to any individual outcome.
- If you haven't reached a particular point yet, there is no need to judge yourself because of it.
- You can't make time go faster and you can't change the number of repetitions you have put in before today.
- The only thing you can control is the next repetition.
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Lawyer turned Artist Visionary Curator & Gallerist. Empowering self-love and joy through art & words. www.innerjoyart.com 💝 Instagram : dymphna.art
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