Losing your Passion

Losing you passion is a terrible thing. 

Everyone has a passion for something. You know that one thing,or maybe multiple things, that you don't mind doing because it makes you happy. Your passion is your stress reliever, its your motivator. Some people turn their passion into a career. Some people keep their passion as a hobby. 

So what happens when you don't feel it any more. Your passion. You no longer are filled with the same emotions and excitement that you had. I'll tell you what happens. You almost feel like you have lost a part of yourself You become bored and aggravated by everything around you and the world seems a little more greyer. You try to do familiar things, desperately hoping that you will regain that spark, that excitement, that inspiration you once had. Your passion.

Some people don't ever get this way. This isn't for you. This is for the unfortunate people who have gone through it. Most people call this a "rut" or "creative slump." I have been suffering this for awhile now. Partly because I got a full time office job that doesn't necessarily cater to my creative side as much as I would like. 

An artistic person in an office job is like caging a bird and clipping its feathers.

So what can be done to get the passion back. A coworker of mine gave me great advice. 

He explained that when you have lost the excitement, don't try to do familiar things to regain it. You're already used to the familiar, of course you wont find excitement in it. Do something different, challenge yourself and push your mind and creativity to its limits. Make yourself uncomfortable. 

This reminded me of all the times I had my best experiences. I was scared out of my mind thinking, can I do this? Will they like my work? Will I get a perfect shot? Will this picture be THAT iconic picture? Will people recognize my talent? 

I remembered meeting people that were way more talented than I and them teaching me new ways to go about taking photos. With all these memories of those past experiences I felt that little spark return. A flood of emotions coming back from remembering about learning  and wanting to get better.

Have you felt that you've lost your spark? Are you in a creative rut?

Do something new do something that will scare you and make you learn something new. I know I will be and the result will give you guys some amazing pieces that I hope will excite your motivations.

Until next time friends Peace and Love!