Sadness is a plague of modern society.
Everybody has at least one episode of sadness in their life. Many have loads of episodes and some even fall into depression.
And this a tragedy because when you are depressed you are not living, you are just suffering.
And when you suffer, you don't create.
Creative people are very prone to sadness.
It's no mystery to why. However, nowadays writers, singers, poets, designers, etc. have a more difficult life than before.
The competition is absolutely ferocious and the self-esteem (confidence) is very low.
Then you have people judging you and your work because that's one fundamental aspect of creative people's life.
We don't (generally) create for ourselves, we create for others, so we have to expose our work.
We expose our work to get recognition and appreciation, but people don't think like us and they don't like what they see - for a reason or another.
So instead of recognition, we get insults, abuses and offences.
That's one reason we, creative people, fall into the clutches of sadness.
We know that people have the right to express their opinions and we know that we can't please everyone, yet, we feel sad when we get negative feedback.
Since I am a blogger (and a writer) I noticed some very disturbing things:
1. People who see the glass half empty will always have time to tell you (and the world) their opinions. Because these people are negative, you get terrible feedback.
2. People who see the glass as half full, are too busy to let you know what they think.
Because of this imbalance, your feedback is, most of the time, not favourable.
No matter how you put it, you don't get what you need: support.
Of course, from outside we see that some people get more positive feedback than negative. But that's when they start being known. The feedback before that was mostly bad. Then a good human - perhaps from a business perspective - appreciated a lot what a certain creative person does and they decide to invest and promote the creative person by all means necessary.
But that's a different story.
The truth is that creative people can make it alone because of the prevalence of negative people upon the positive ones.
So we fall into sadness and decide to stop trying.
But we are creative because we have an inclination towards that and we are not happy giving up. So we try again and fall into sadness. Then again, and again, and again.
Until we get so despondent and exhausted that we don't have any energy to fight any longer.
What do I do when I feel this way?
As I wrote in this article, I fight against my will.
You need to liberate your soul from the clutches of whatever level or stage of sadness you are in.
Luckily, most sports are good, but if you can, do boxing - or a variant of it.
Kick a sack and scream when you do it.
Are you a soulful human?
Come join us now.
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Your PCs, laptops, smartphones are good enough. If you have problems, install the Kindle application from Amazon.
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Everybody has at least one episode of sadness in their life. Many have loads of episodes and some even fall into depression.
And this a tragedy because when you are depressed you are not living, you are just suffering.
And when you suffer, you don't create.
Creative people are very prone to sadness.
It's no mystery to why. However, nowadays writers, singers, poets, designers, etc. have a more difficult life than before.
The competition is absolutely ferocious and the self-esteem (confidence) is very low.
Then you have people judging you and your work because that's one fundamental aspect of creative people's life.
We don't (generally) create for ourselves, we create for others, so we have to expose our work.
We expose our work to get recognition and appreciation, but people don't think like us and they don't like what they see - for a reason or another.
So instead of recognition, we get insults, abuses and offences.
That's one reason we, creative people, fall into the clutches of sadness.
We know that people have the right to express their opinions and we know that we can't please everyone, yet, we feel sad when we get negative feedback.
Since I am a blogger (and a writer) I noticed some very disturbing things:
1. People who see the glass half empty will always have time to tell you (and the world) their opinions. Because these people are negative, you get terrible feedback.
2. People who see the glass as half full, are too busy to let you know what they think.
Because of this imbalance, your feedback is, most of the time, not favourable.
No matter how you put it, you don't get what you need: support.
Of course, from outside we see that some people get more positive feedback than negative. But that's when they start being known. The feedback before that was mostly bad. Then a good human - perhaps from a business perspective - appreciated a lot what a certain creative person does and they decide to invest and promote the creative person by all means necessary.
But that's a different story.
The truth is that creative people can make it alone because of the prevalence of negative people upon the positive ones.
So we fall into sadness and decide to stop trying.
But we are creative because we have an inclination towards that and we are not happy giving up. So we try again and fall into sadness. Then again, and again, and again.
Until we get so despondent and exhausted that we don't have any energy to fight any longer.
What do I do when I feel this way?
As I wrote in this article, I fight against my will.
You need to liberate your soul from the clutches of whatever level or stage of sadness you are in.
- The first thing to do is a sport that requires a lot of effort.
Luckily, most sports are good, but if you can, do boxing - or a variant of it.
Kick a sack and scream when you do it.
- Start each day with a cold, a Swiss or a Scottish shower.
- Take vitamin D daily. Which means you need to go out and allow the ray of sunshine to caress your skin.
- Eat healthy: loads of fruits and vegetables.
- Watch motivational videos, movies, documentaries.
- But mostly, keep creating against all odds and against negativity.
Fight for what you love.People might never think what you'd like them to think about your work, but you will become better and stronger.
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| Image from Pixabay. |
Are you a soulful human?
Come join us now.
Support the authors who write their books.
Nota Bene
You don't need a Kindle device to read any eBooks (electronic format).
Your PCs, laptops, smartphones are good enough. If you have problems, install the Kindle application from Amazon.
Read the manifesto for real writers: Authors for Life or for a Living?
If you like my stories, why not follow me and review them on Goodreads and Amazon?
Spread the love and support an author who writes for you.
The universe will return your kindness.
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