Kiss '5 Hour Energy Drinks' Goodbye

 "Fatigue doesn't come from working too hard, it comes from not finishing your work." Steve Chandler

More specifically fatigue comes from not finishing the work of your soul, the creation of your art.

As artists we often spend a lot of time in think-mode, procrastination-mode, don't have enough time-mode.... and much less, much less time in execution-mode.

All for one little reason: Fear

What work do you have yet to complete?

Make a list, title it "PROJECTS I’VE FINISHED" Write down daily the projects you've completed, no matter how mundane… Miraculously your energy levels rise.

"On the other side of our comfort zone, is fear, and beyond fear is bliss." Brian Johnson #boom (more on that soon)

Cheers to: going out and getting it done! (no more 5 hour energy for me)

HAPPY train de-railed

Being a good steward of positive psychology... I find myself always trying to stay on the happy train. So much so I often punish myself for having a bad day.

Why are you so sad??
You should be happy because you're alive!
You should be happy because you have a roof over your head.
You should be happy because you're healthy, employed, middle class, free, and you're loved.

Shame on you for feeling sad or depressed or anger or worried... Or anything but happy.

I try to force myself to be happy. And we all know what happens when you force anyone to do anything against their will... Failure, I'm even more unhappy than before.

With the help of Brian Johnson's Philosopher's Notes I'm reminded that life has 4 seasons, life exists in ebb and flow. The tide goes out and comes in, there's dark and there's light, there's day and there's night. And just as much as life changes so do our bodies. Therefore, you can't be happy all the time.

The more we accept our present state, the better off we are. When we deny our emotions, we're setting ourselves up for a slew of negative effects. When we accept our emotions and love what is whether that be happiness or sorrow, our highs get higher and our lows get higher.

Brian Johnson, "Our highs get higher and our lows get higher." Brilliant!!

So there it is, go with the flow, knowing this too will soon pass...

And in the meantime keep feeding your artist by creating yr art!