I have nothing to offer the world. I grew up with a passion to write but have slowly learned bit by bit that I have no real talent for it. The realization of this has led to such a deep depression that I feel lost and don’t know what to do with my life. I am not worthy of the life I want to lead so badly. I wanted to move the world with words, but I feel powerless. Lots of dreams losing my teeth.
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I am in a similar situation, the difference is that my passion is drawing, but oh boy am I bad.
Please, don’t give up! I write sometimes and I always try to do my best. Same with drawing. You may feel discouraged because other people do it so much better. But don’t stop, keep writing. Even if it’s just for yourself, life is so short, when will you start to do what you love if it isn’t now?
What is talent?
Also, welcome to the island of misfit toys. I’m the king of the misfit toys, as I’m not even a toy, just a handful of metal fasteners.
don’t give up. you don’t have to have someone’s approval or a certificate to move the world. i believe in you.
You shouldn’t try to move the world, you should try to move yourself. If you really want to be a great artist, you have to stop having any desire for fame, wealth, or societal recognition of any kind, they all stop you from speaking from the heart. When you judge your creativity on how it affects others, you are letting people control your own self worth which hinders expression. What you need are some good artistic role models who have wisdom to offer you. I think you will find that those who speak from the heart greatly inspire very few people, but are most often unheard by the majority.
They say people who are depressed/pessimistic are often the most realistic in their outlooks on life. All of your words give me hope, so would that make us optimists instead? Even though your advice does some practical? I’m tired, not making sense lol