What does it mean to be good enough?
I wish I knew.
I’ve wanted to be good enough at many things in my life – drawing, film editing, filmmaking, football, photography, screenwriting, writing – but whenever I ran into adversity, difficulty, I would run away, abandon the things I loved. I didn’t want to be a disappointment or a failure. Every time I ran away, abandoned what I loved, anxiety would win and depression would build the wall of self doubt a little higher, a little stronger. Instead of viewing failures as opportunities to improve, they became proof I was never going to be good enough.
Everything fed my anxiety/depression cycle. Instead of accepting the perceived failures as opportunities to learn, apply, and improve, I viewed them to justify distractions, escapism, and rumination. Before I realized it, I was in crisis. My world was collapsing and I was looking for a way out rather than opportunities to try again.
My failure was quitting before I found my path. Quitting the things I love the most made things worse and compounded my illness.
Embrace what you love including the flaws.
Make time for your passions.
Never quit.
Uncommon Karma 