I'm totally spit balling here, so keep that in mind.
I wonder if you somehow need to sit shiva for the aunt in your head -- the one who's always told you the arts were a waste of time, you won't get anywhere with that, and besides, you probably aren't good at it. I wonder if you've taken her frowny-faced, carping comments and internalized somehow, and it's her voice that drives you to do other things.
And I wonder why writing different from beading, or photography for that matter, or making a beautiful book of your photos. You don't have trouble doing those things (in fact, you're quite good at it), and it's also creative. What makes that Different From Writing?
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Date: Thu, Jul. 4th, 2013 12:52 am (UTC)I wonder if you somehow need to sit shiva for the aunt in your head -- the one who's always told you the arts were a waste of time, you won't get anywhere with that, and besides, you probably aren't good at it. I wonder if you've taken her frowny-faced, carping comments and internalized somehow, and it's her voice that drives you to do other things.
And I wonder why writing different from beading, or photography for that matter, or making a beautiful book of your photos. You don't have trouble doing those things (in fact, you're quite good at it), and it's also creative. What makes that Different From Writing?
Sorry for the questions but no answers.