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Blog+ Disappointment - The Creative's Burden
Disappointment
I'm starting to realize that I'm going to have to accept disappointment - because it doesn’t seem like it’s going anywhere - and it’s everywhere.
For one - It's part of the process for our work. Getting better at our craft is a road through disappointment. Often, the things we create are not what we see in our heads and it takes time and practice to get it to where those two things match.
And then you challenge yourself again, and the cycle starts over. More disappointment ahead! That’s the process.
But the burden is more than that.
Speaking bluntly, it’s people… they are going to disappoint you. Not in like a heavy, let you down when you really needed them kinda way. (though...)
But in aesthetic, in scope, in execution, in their capacity, or not seeing what you see, etc, and so on.
It's part of the loneliness that comes along with this life. People you love won't get it. Their efforts may not look the way you want them to or be as inspired as you like. They may be silent expressions or express love in a way that goes under our "creative person" radar.
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