Waiting for Perfect. — MEGAN STERLING

I’ve been stuck… Why do I keep waiting for perfect? Creative juices are bursting from within me, but I keep pushing them down.

Is it just me?!

Over the last while, my analytical mind has kept me from expressing and mostly sharing my creativity… Tonight I realized why.

Sometimes our biggest creative block is our desire to get from where we are to where we want to be.

Yes, read it again.

Let’s break it down…

CREATIVITY: What naturally flows out. We were created to create. To make something new in our own way.

BLOCK: The thing that stops us from moving forward, hinders our growth. It keeps us from sharing what naturally flows out of us with other people.

DESIRE: This is a good thing. It pushes us forward and urges us to take the next step, whatever that may be.

Now see, my block comes from the very thing that should push me forward. But I let the desire stand in my way, towering over me, staring me down.

These are some of the thoughts I must first overcome:

Where do I even start? I want it to look like “that”, move people like “this”, inspire others to “…”
How do I make it happen? This is so overwhelming!

In a perfect production practicing world, I put pressure on myself to have it all together before sharing. Don’t let them see it unless it’s good enough.

What is “good enough” anyway?

My desire to get better is standing in the way of me actually getting better.

If I wait until I’m perfect I’m never going to get there. Ever.

So, I guess this is just me saying… I’m learning.

Do I even really know what I’m doing?

Never.

Am I going to do it anyway?

Yes. Yes I am.

Am I going to make mistakes? Absolutely!

Will it stop me? Well… perhaps momentarily, but I’ll slowly get up and going again.

What’s blocking your creative pathway?

Okay… so now what?

Step back, let’s give ourselves room… Take the pressure off. It’s okay to be filter-free and it’s also okay to need a filter.

Let’s keep it real.

This is where it starts… and the best thing to do is what’s right in front of us. And that shall be “good enough”.

I’ll leave you with this:

What is one small step of creativity you can take, no matter how small?

By the way… I actually wrote this a few months back, but it took me forever to put it up here because of the very reasons I mentioned. So, today when I faced those thoughts again, I decided that this was a fitting place to start.

Thanks for journeying with me!