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Workings #79411 How can I maintain my commitment to the things I truly love?

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I have a problem with never finishing what I start. I absolutely love art and have always been passionate about it. I've spent half my life trying to learn, but I always give up when I feel like my drawings aren't good enough. No matter how much I practice, it seems like I don't improve, and seeing that makes me frustrated. Over time, I just let it go until I completely stop. This always happens: I get the urge to learn something new, but eventually, I lose interest or get frustrated. It is not just with art, but with languages, music production, math, etc. How can I fix this?
 
Good question, maybe you'll stick with something that faith gives you, or part of your destiny. Knowing even a little about a wide range of topics is not bad.
 
I have a problem with never finishing what I start. I absolutely love art and have always been passionate about it. I've spent half my life trying to learn, but I always give up when I feel like my drawings aren't good enough. No matter how much I practice, it seems like I don't improve, and seeing that makes me frustrated. Over time, I just let it go until I completely stop. This always happens: I get the urge to learn something new, but eventually, I lose interest or get frustrated. It is not just with art, but with languages, music production, math, etc. How can I fix this?
I recommend that you start with something smaller and shorter-term, such as a short-term project at your job, hobby, or something else.

In such situations, it is very important to learn how to finish something and do everything possible to make it a habit.
 
Greetings!

This is an extremely interesting question for anyone who wants to truly fulfill themselves. And truly fulfilling yourself is the only way to draw any of your planetary energies into the Wand of Destiny, i.e., into your destiny/predestination. The fact is that this forum is full of answers to such questions, but only in the field of meditation and mastering all kinds of spiritual skills. And the answers to them are typical, but in fact, these same principles apply to those of us who want to know the true depths of a profession.

There are those among us who want to serve the Gods in some field that would benefit and develop the Earth, such as science and art, and bring Beauty and the sacred knowledge of the Gods there. Some want to paint the Gods as they appear to them, some want to bring and give this Earth their knowledge in the field of natural and exact sciences. Therefore, we are interested in questions about how to make long-term progress in these areas, and this requires patience. This is no different from the problems we may encounter in our attempts to make serious progress in meditation. Therefore, for those who seek sacred knowledge through their profession, sermons on how not to get stuck in meditation are applicable here.

I was so interested in this problem that I turned to the practice of working with dreams in the style of Aesculapions, just using this practice for varies questions. And here is what I understood from them. Nowadays, especially with the internet and the illusion of omniscience and omnipotence that it gives us, we have become accustomed to so-called euphoria.

It is easier for me to give an example from science. There is a concept called “science pop,” which is largely controlled by jews. The idea of disseminating scientific knowledge in a form that is understandable to the general population and attracting people to it is good in itself, but jews infiltrate and control these areas so that only knowledge that is safe for jews reaches the masses. But this all has another side effect: people start to think that after watching a 15-minute video about Schrödinger's cat, they know everything about physics or mechanics. Children and immature people watch all this, and they think they know everything. The idea is that after watching something like this, you will delve deeper into it and want to study it more professionally, rather than just parroting what you have heard, but most people don't do that. What happens is that after watching the video, they experience the euphoria of a first encounter, but when some of them actually try to study physics, they find it unbearably boring. They have to work through the basics, and it's so boring, it's not at all what physics seemed like in those 15 minutes of the video author's exciting narrative.

You have to solve tasks, and that's completely unbearably boring. And as soon as a person realizes that they will have to spend several years, or maybe even a decade, doing this, and that their whole life will probably be like this: solving tasks, straining their brains, then they quickly give up, and it remains at the dream stage. That's how they get us hooked on hormones. They keep watching more and more exciting videos on YouTube marked “URGENT!!”, “THIS VIDEO IS BEING REMOVED FROM ALL CHANNELS!!” “PHYSICS HAS PROVEN THE AFTERLIFE!!” etc. And he never gets any further than the 7th grade textbook. And so a feeling of inferiority and unfulfillment arises, a feeling of Destiny Call staying unanswered and unsatisfied. A person never becomes anything, he becomes a hormonal addict. His love for physics remains at the stage of getting high on its beautiful name. It never becomes a reality, never becomes his profession. Why? Because he himself did not want it. Because it is boring and tedious for him, there is no euphoria in it.

This is no different from the “heights” you get from drugs: for such people who get used to these easy "heights" real spirituality remains a dream forever and never becomes a reality, because they simply lack the patience for true spirituality; it is too boring and mundane: sitting in Void Meditation is simply unbearable for them — but it is only through the practice of Void Meditation that true spiritual experiences are born — journeys to other worlds, telepathic communication, various visions, lucid dreaming, astral projection — all of this uses the tools of Void Meditation in one way or another. Void Meditation is the basis of all ancient witchcraft in some countries. For more information, see here:

More to the point, I had a dream where I received a message that the related problem was all about this euphoria. We get used to euphoria and as a result we can't sit down and do our homework — try sitting down to solve math or physics tasks, for example. Some unresolved problem may still excite the imagination and give a rush of hormones, but a simple arithmetic problem from a textbook or just preparing for an exam is impossible to endure for someone who is used to constant euphoria and being in a constant state of "high".

Get used to going without euphoria for a long time. Accept the need for actions that are not so nerve-wracking and get used to feeling comfortable in a calmer environment. Don't see this as a failure. It's a normal state of affairs; it's not a loss or a lack of talent. Incidentally, this is another popular misconception: people equate the absence of hormonal euphoria with a lack of inspiration or true talent, let alone genius. Euphoria has nothing to do with any talent or genius.

Use calming stones, such as dark, cool-colored jasper, to focus on activities that require perseverance, patience, and long concentration. Jasper, according to the Clergy, also helps with concentration in meditation.

As for artists, I can cite Da Vinci as an example. 80% or more of all his works were pencil drawings, sketches made for the purpose of developing and preparing for actual paintings. These are not paintings, but exercises to train his hand for an actual painting. He did not produce too many actual paintings, but those he did have become benchmarks of art throughout the world. You will not always feel inspired. Jasper and our spirituality practices brings a lot of inspiration, and there are a lot of stones and practices that engage the right hemisphere. But in order to learn, you will also have to spend 80 or more percent of your time not actually creating, but practicing. This is where true inspiration comes from, as it is contained in the details that usually cause the most impatience and boredom for those who are just beginning to learn.

Great luck to you in your endeavors!
 
I have a problem with never finishing what I start. I absolutely love art and have always been passionate about it. I've spent half my life trying to learn, but I always give up when I feel like my drawings aren't good enough. No matter how much I practice, it seems like I don't improve, and seeing that makes me frustrated. Over time, I just let it go until I completely stop. This always happens: I get the urge to learn something new, but eventually, I lose interest or get frustrated. It is not just with art, but with languages, music production, math, etc. How can I fix this?

Pain and sorrow are the hardest most stalwart teachers to someone willing to listen, but offer the most motivation. Sad but true and it is where in glory can be found. You either learn to value it first hand or listen to your betters and take their knowledge and try to apply it so that when pain comes you already have the tools to get over it quicker than someone without.

Look to yourself and ask is it habitual or not. If so than change the habit a little at a time. If you go full force 1000% on a project you will burn yourself out because time is both the enemy and our dearest friend. Change what you can in a "comfortably" uncomfortable way. You don't go cold turkey on drinking because your body is dependent on it and your sanity is often tied to falsehoods in this age of the fallen.

Look to cabin fervor and see that those who have always been ok being in doors had no issue with the lockdowns but those who weren't used to it literally had their sanity eroded.

The next step is to always remind yourself failure is the inverted form of success my dear family member. You can not win without having tasted defeat. The Gods are most kind because they failed in ways they protect us from. They where the first trees that rose from the ground admits great storms and created a barrier so their children can live without being uprooted by the wind so easily. For failure is a blessing because it means you tried and that is the first step to the rise and fall. "You can not learn if you can fly until you leap."

Keep working because from what it seems the lesson for you is to love yourself more by learning to love the process rather than the results. The reason a 13 year old can draw so well is because they never stopped drawing their whole life(s). Have you given tens of thousands of hours to it? If not also be wary of obsession.


A billion seconds is just north of 31 years, so realistically we in todays world have around only a couple billion, is it worth enough to spend that entire time for perfection? If so than you will at the least have put forth more effort than most every would and know the very Holy most Wonderous Gods would be impressed. Even if you can barely draw stick figures understand if you truly have it your all than it on it's own IS a work of art because you created in a realm when destruction seems to be the master. That is what his Most high Lordship High Priest HoodedCobra has spoken on the matter.

If you are a "religious" person than you can try to do what I do and think about him and the fact he has said he is proud of even the smallest of achievements. For those who haven't had proper father figures it can aid greatly to think of Great Men and think on making them proud.


I've cried reading this with fiery joy and I hope you do to. Not everyone is a Might Godly King like Alexander The Great but he rose a mighty army who gladly followed him and there is in many ways just as much honor in understanding who to knee to as being the one to knee. A King is nothing without his people and a people are lost without their King. Make your practice King as our wonderful Holy Brother Edward Lonsa pointed out and all shall work itself out.

Also as a side note don't expect to feel amazing when you do it. The idea you're an anime character who will flawless draw effortlessly is nonsense and keeps the concept of talent being a generation karmic wallet you put into out of the minds of the people.
 
I have a problem with never finishing what I start. I absolutely love art and have always been passionate about it. I've spent half my life trying to learn, but I always give up when I feel like my drawings aren't good enough. No matter how much I practice, it seems like I don't improve, and seeing that makes me frustrated. Over time, I just let it go until I completely stop. This always happens: I get the urge to learn something new, but eventually, I lose interest or get frustrated. It is not just with art, but with languages, music production, math, etc. How can I fix this?
Hello Brother/Sister.
I've been in your shoes for many, many years in my life. I want to share what I figured out about myself, and maybe you can ask yourself if any of these applies to you.

I've always loved drawing, comics, writing. But when I actually tried to create a comic, it would even take me five months to finish one page. Then, when it comes to writing, I have been on and off from writing for at least a decade. But when I do sit down to write (or draw) I feel alive, a sparkle in me; it makes me very happy.

My first realization when it came to art was that I was trying my hardest in order to make money out of it. Instead of practicing because I wanted to, I was trying to perfect my art in order to get paid. As a result, each time I would sit down to draw, I would feel a big burden that I "had to do extremely good," otherwise it would be pointless.
Of course, my parents and society's expectations and programming "Why do art if you can't make money out of it?" "No one can make a steady income out of art; don't do it," had also taken a toll on me.

When I stopped having these expectations, I stopped drawing because I realized that although I do love drawing, I don't want to do it as a job. So, I don't care to make it good (or perfect, dear God), and if I feel like drawing, I'll do it whenever I feel like it.

So, it was a combination of trying to do really well, but also of knowing that my end goal was making money out of it. And I didn't truly want that.

My second realization came with making comics and writing. Why it took me soooo long to complete one page... It was because I had extreme low self-confidence. Each time I put my pen/pencil down, I felt like the result would suck, so I kept putting it off and putting off and putting it off... I felt like a failure without even trying - and when I did try, and the result wasn't what I wanted to, then I felt even worse. Instead of learning from the experience and my mistakes, I just kept affirming that I'm the worst and incapable of doing this thing (or anything in my life).

My third realization happened with writing. I don't know if this can apply to art or music production. Basically, in writing, and in the way that I write (I'm something that's known as a "pantser" - which means that I don't have a clear plan of how my story is going to evolve, but I know of how it begins and the main goal of my protagonist). So, each time I write, it's a new discovery like reading a book! This method has its positive and negative side. The positive is that creativity and inspiration is in a constant flow, while the negative is that I don't know where I'm heading and how things are going to evolve... Will I ever reach an ending? What if I find myself stuck mid-ways?

Well, I have found myself stuck quite a few times. In the beginning when that happened, I stopped writing... for months and years... I called it a "writer's block," and simply waited for inspiration to come to me. During the last few months, I realized that when that happens (when I hit a dead end in my creative process), I just need to take some steps back and reconsider how things should unfold and change the last paragraphs (or even a chapter) of what I've already written (which means deleting words and scenes). This can be very daunting but necessary since this is the method (pantsing) that works best for me.

These are my experiences and realizations.

On the other hand, if your problem is none of the above, I would suggest that you look at your astrological chart. Maybe you lack Earth or you have an abundant of air/fire zodiac signs that prevent you from being grounded and stable at one project.
I hope this helps.
 

Al Jilwah: Chapter IV

"It is my desire that all my followers unite in a bond of unity, lest those who are without prevail against them." - Shaitan

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