For the longest time, I've received emails from other creators like myself

Usually business owners stuck in that hustle, grind, never stop attitude

This served a large purpose for a long time

But it always left me feeling sub-par

Like I was forcing

And to an extent,

When you're new to something,

forcing is what you have to work with.

You must force yourself into new habits,

(they don't come easy.)

You must force yourself to take action

(Especially on the days you don't want to the most....)

But now we have come to a time,

Where everything we have been creating until now,

has been materialised.

(To a small extent)

The goal is to automate everything...

(It's " the future" why not let computers help...)

So... Now this piece works,

I find myself in a lull,

In limbo...

"What do I do?"

"What's the next step?"

"What output can I make happen?"

But the universe, for it's reasons,

has blocked my mind.

Stopped anything more from happening...

This has been frustrating...

REALLLLY f*****g frustrating

I've built this character who works and grinds and has plenty to do....

So what does he do, when he feels like there is more to do,

but the universe says,

"right now, you have nothing to do..."

First we struggle with accepting this and stare at a blank screen for hours

looking for the next step, while getting agitated at the "lack of progress"

(But that's not the point)

After a while,

We listen to the universe.

We surrender control,

We step back,

We slow down,

We read,

We learn,

We walk,

We sit,

We silence,

We plant seeds for the next stage of life.

But, we also...

Get back in touch with our creative side.

The artist within who is "allowed"

To create for pure enjoyment

instead of for business or profit...

The artist we all suppress for a very, VERY long time.

You don't have to grind your life away,

If it's not working,

If you're stuck,

If you're blocked,

Step back,

Breathe,

For as long as it takes

You're human, after all...

The quiet is all that is real.

The rest is made up by other humans....

Read that last line a few times

I'll see you tomorrow

Jake.

Ps. You're always okay.