patchworked

feeling down?

you know it's really easy to feel down about how badly you think things are going.

like i can feel like nothing is really happening, and that i'm just being a dissapointment to myself taking time to create little blog posts like this.

i can easily feel that negativity coming in and how it can impact me.

i am really a pretty... easy to manage person that way, because the good things also impact me quite a lot as well.

over time i've learned i need to surround myself by more positive messages. which is quite hard imo.

there just feels like there is more negative news and stories out there. there is yourself being your own worst critic, and then there are others being there to be a shittier critic to you as well!

it's easy to see and to say oh this person is bad, or this situation is bad, or something something some reason to feel bad about how you aren't that good of a whatever.

but really, you are good.

just making an effort and trying over and over is a good thing. it's so hard to do that!

getting back up now a days is a feat of strength. it certainly feels easier to just stop.

to back away.

so keep going instead. keep making something nice, or at least try to.

practice does get you there eventually. it will take a long time to get good at something, so you gotta keep at it.

but in the meantime, you are doing good... or at least that's what i will tell myself. because i need to hear that.

i need to hear that i am doing okay, and that it is okay to keep at it.

and to pass that message on to others? that's a really important thing as well.

thanks for reading