Passion over progress

I’m titling this post passion over progress (or lack there of) to address how important it is to be more focused on your passion than on you’re progression in the passion.

Passion over progress                                                                                                                           Personally, I know I get more caught up in stressing about how I haven’t gotten better at writing and how so many  poets are lyrically more skillful than I am. Usually what happens is that I don’t write anything for a long time because I’ve discouraged myself. Having more focus on progressing than actually catering to our passions deters and sets back the actual progression.

Do you ever feel like you’re in a standstill between giving up, doing nothing and moving forward. Lately, I’ve been in the middle and  I’m coming to realize that this is where I’m most comfortable. Doing nothing doesn’t require much except accepting the side of guilt that comes along with it.  I’m brave enough to start and decide not to give up but not quite brave enough to keep going, push through and progress.

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