When Passion Feels Heavy: Learning to begin again

“When you feel like giving up or you're unmotivated to continue, what keeps you going? Or who??”

Everyone has moments where they feel like giving up. Like everything isn't working out or they think to themselves maybe this path I'm on is not the one for me. What do you hold on to when it all feels heavy?

Giving up or feeling unmotivated feels different to a lot of people but these symptoms are almost contact. You start to doubt every decision you make, you start feeling tired unnecessarily, space out a whole lot and many more

I'm a crocheter and I remember a time where I was so unmotivated. Picking up a hook was very heavy at that point, I had no inspiration to design at any point in time. How do I put it ? Something I loved doing all the time just stopped being fun all of a sudden. It felt like a chore and slowly I pushed aside all my supplies and they stayed in the corner for so long.

One thing that always helps me when I start feeling unmotivated about anything is that for some reason there always something to remind me of why I started and why I have been going at it for so long. I had to learn to love my craft all over again and now it's something I run to when everything gets heavy, no more something I run from.

Giving up doesn't happen in one instance like everyone puts it. It start with the little procrastination, nonchalance, the doubts and it slowly builds up. One thing I know is there are always signs if it starts getting tough take a rest, go for a walk, listen to music, remind yourself of what matters. We tend to think we are weak when we take rests but resting only helps you recharge and have more energy to keep pushing

Taking a break is never the issue but quiting what you love is. No matter how long it takes or what little progress you make in getting back to what you love don't feel pressure to remember even the smallest progress is a great achievement.

Have you been feeling unmotivated lately? What did you do to help ease the burden?