miss you

i really try to hold a neutral space for the ones i love without shame or judgment. i am not god but i can hear you out, i can validate your experience, i can allow you to be as you are without any fear. i can let you grow and change and become all the people you were meant to be and i’ll help you do it. i think that’s the best thing you can do for someone, let them be themselves and celebrated for it.

this has so much sweetness in it thank you angel!hope it’s alright i took some time to respond but here are some thoughts;

truly i had so much time as a 14 year old girl to post all day on tumblr and instagram, i did until i graduated high school. since working and traveling it’s been insanely tough for me to exist online like i did before and even more difficult to make things i feel are true to myself and valuable.

i’ve been learning that having boundaries with everything is kinda the key to feeling the most aligned creatively. if i notice feelings of jealousy online i’ll unfollow or get off the app for the rest of the day. i have designated times during the week where i know i’ll have to create and i’ll set up a little plan weekly and monthly for myself. if i don’t have these structures for myself i literally will not make anything and fall back into over consuming online.

i would just start with small frequent goals and a few larger lengthy goals overall and small steps to setting up a routine. anything is better than nothing! the more you engage with the practice the easier it’ll be to set a pattern! :-)

i think also having support and encouragement from peers and personal inspiration is a huge thing just for any artist to be consistently creative!! finding community to share and celebrate work is one of my favorite parts of creating. i wouldn’t be too hard on yourself regardless of what you’re doing or not doing, there are ebbs and flows, it will happen when it’s meant to! that kind of thing <3

i hope this helps

sending u soo much love and support, x