Feel all of the feelings.
Even the ones that feel messy.
Or don’t fit neatly into a polished box of positivity.
Create your own paintings.
Express your unique style.
They’ll tell you:
To put on a smile,
Take the stage,
Work the gimmick,
Wear the mask of plastic happiness.
It’s what they want to see...
The spectators.
The followers.
The audience.
Do it for the show.
The hallowed accolades
Followed by the inevitable silence.
Artificial lights that glowed begin abruptly fade.
When will we come home to the movement inside us?
The honesty behind the performance.
The fuel.
The sadness.
The fire.
The heaviness.
The energy.
The struggle.
The ignition.
The pain.
Feelings are feelings when we let ourselves feel them.
Trapped inside a lie of good vibes
It’s the farce that starts to tear us apart.
An elephant’s painting,
Words created by AI.
Without the:
Worry or
anxiety...
Sans the risk,
Of ridicule
And rejection…
Creation without risk is imitation.
It’s the vulnerability that makes it creativity.
Feeling all the feelings.
It’s not easy.
But it sure beats the drudgery
Of pretending.
Feeling all the feelings
Is human.
Feeling all the feelings
Is you and me
Being.
P.S.
I hope you enjoy this week’s episode: Feel All The Feelings (Without Toxic Positivity)
