There Are No Interruptions in Life (Sick again and getting my priorities straight)

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Жыл бұрын

After another week of being sick, my natural tendency is to view the week as a write-off, that being sick is "putting my life on hold" until I'm back to normal. I feel like it was a waste because I didn't get anything done, but there were a lot of valuable lessons that resurfaced instead... lessons that I can't quite seem to learn 🙉.
The C.S. Lewis quote:
"The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one’s ‘own’, or ‘real’ life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one’s real life - the life God is sending one day by day: what one calls one’s ‘real life’ is a phantom of one’s own imagination."
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@Shimamon27 Жыл бұрын

Spent most of my life in a sick state... Very hard to progress while being down, but, also better not focus on what you can't do while you are not in your best, or what you failed it - but rather, see what small things you can accomplish from a limited state. Sometimes we just need to let ourselves be in that moment, even if it's bad... Oddly enough, since allot of people go through harsh times in one way or another, those down times can end up inspiring our creativity in better moments. Because we come with relatable situations and emotions, at least as artists. Self-improvement happens when we realize we need to get ready for when we'll fall again.

@jenellecarter Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear you've struggled, but you seem to have a really good perspective on things! The difficult seasons and down moments have been personally very formative. It's a complicated dynamic, but those times definitely breed extra creativity for me. Hard things to work through, but raw and rewarding! I do think a lot of artists experience a similar thing since they seem to be a bit more attuned to their emotions and willing to explore them deeper. One thing I've had in the back of my mind lately is the idea that self improvement happens on the good days. That's not to say it doesn't also happen on the bad, but just that building better habits and choices when you're in the right state to do so can sustain you through the difficult times or at least prevent you from slipping as far when life's hard.