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If you have read “The War of Art” the title is not the greatest play on words but, I wanted a title before I started writing today. No plan, just some rambling thoughts that are hopefully cohesive.
Over the past couple of months, I have been heavily inspired by a man called Rich Roll & a friend Enoch to properly get into running as a sport/form of exercise. I have thoroughly enjoyed it averaging about 50 miles a month with a couple of small injuries here and there. Running would start my day just right & would mean I could even have a quick gym session before I had to start working the 9-5. Around 4 PM I would start sipping on a coffee and then make my way home to draw, read, edit, photograph, sew, or whatever I feel like I need to do for TEETH (My muse).
All is well in the paragraph above but, I am currently 2 weeks into an Achilles heel injury (No running for me) & it has fucked up my routine. This started a mini procrastination cycle for me. My pain when walking has turned into excuses… my foot hurts so I can just sit in bed all day & do some bits & bobs here and there. The reality of the situation is this is the perfect time for me to edit photos from the shoots I have been doing, work on my sketching skills, finish off the 1 of 1 bomber jacket I am 90% done with & so many things I could do from my room but, I let Resistance win (lowkey I felt sorry for myself a habit I thought I had dropped a while back but, it flared up without me noticing it).
Now loop this back around to “The War of Art”. A brilliant book by Steven Pressfield about Resistance (Not the PS3 launch game). He describes Resistance as a negative force in the world that keeps you from fulfilling your dreams. An example of said Resistance, is maybe you want to write a book, start your own business, or completely change careers but… you’re worried you don’t have enough talent. Or enough time. Or people will think it’s stupid.
I can personally relate & see the truth in Steven’s writing. Instead of doing what I need to do the past couple of days, I stopped my meditation practice, started messaging girls as a distraction, and smoked joint after joint watching YouTube videos till 2 AM by myself all because I was lowkey scared to create. The distractions I allowed to take over are not inherently bad but, I could see if I did that for a year, I would feel like I wasted a year & it would not fill that deep craving I have to create & express.
*Currently thinking why am I writing this*
After some time just sitting here and just staring at my screen, I believe I have written this down to show myself I can overcome Resistance. It can be a slow start but, you get there in the end. I woke up at 6 AM to do 100 pull-ups (Not in one go I am not crazy) to get the blood flowing & my brain working but, ended up doing them at 3 PM. Better than nothing & with that I used my momentum to write this blog. Now with this momentum, I will be aiming to start my meditation practice again. The irony of using this momentum to actively do nothing / observe (Meditate) is not lost on me & I do think it is a bit funny.
If you are creative & Resistance, gets the better of you from time to time. The next minute is a new minute to not let it win.
PS. The TEETH Logo being my muse never dawned on me until I wrote this.
PS Number 2. This might have been a stupid blog but, I just wanted to write something. Maybe that last sentence was Resistance rearing its head again haha.
Shout Outs: Rich Roll Steven Pressfield
Everyone Reading This
Every Creative
Show Love // Show TEETH
March 17, 2023, a Friday
#StartingABrand
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