As always, one of your posts hits at the right time. So many of the conflicting feelings you share are something I've really struggled with myself for some time now. That can be a really hard (and embarrassing) thing to admit and it's not an easy thing for me to bring up and not feel like I'm being judged. That sense that someone I'm talking to about it isn't thinking "Well, why don't you just do it?" But your analogy of a bird taking flight is so perfect - they fight through the difficult part of it because they have to. I really dig framing it that way...
I wish you all the best with your new endeavors and it's been really inspiring to see all you've done since you left LA. Thanks for the reminder to get off my ass!
Aw thanks Rick. Reminds me of that quote from Brene Brown I’ve seen floating around:
“If you are not in the arena getting your ass kicked on occasion, I am not interested in or open to your feedback. There are a million cheap seats in the world today filled with people who will never be brave with their own lives, but will spend every ounce of energy they have hurling advice and judgement at those of us trying to dare greatly. Their only contributions are criticism, cynicism, and fear-mongering. If you're criticizing from a place where you're not also putting yourself on the line, I'm not interested in your feedback.”
So much easier to poke holes than do the messy work. I’m wishing you well in whatever you get up to.
if you haven't already, you should read H Is For Hawk by Helen Macdonald!
Yes! I loved that book. Listened to the audiobook in the deep pandemic days.
As always, one of your posts hits at the right time. So many of the conflicting feelings you share are something I've really struggled with myself for some time now. That can be a really hard (and embarrassing) thing to admit and it's not an easy thing for me to bring up and not feel like I'm being judged. That sense that someone I'm talking to about it isn't thinking "Well, why don't you just do it?" But your analogy of a bird taking flight is so perfect - they fight through the difficult part of it because they have to. I really dig framing it that way...
I wish you all the best with your new endeavors and it's been really inspiring to see all you've done since you left LA. Thanks for the reminder to get off my ass!
Aw thanks Rick. Reminds me of that quote from Brene Brown I’ve seen floating around:
“If you are not in the arena getting your ass kicked on occasion, I am not interested in or open to your feedback. There are a million cheap seats in the world today filled with people who will never be brave with their own lives, but will spend every ounce of energy they have hurling advice and judgement at those of us trying to dare greatly. Their only contributions are criticism, cynicism, and fear-mongering. If you're criticizing from a place where you're not also putting yourself on the line, I'm not interested in your feedback.”
So much easier to poke holes than do the messy work. I’m wishing you well in whatever you get up to.
💯!