I’m working on something cool and fun — so fun that it’s nearly 4 a.m. and I kind of hate to put it to bed for the evening but I have to get some sleep. I’ve got big hopes and big fears about this. I’m not sure where any of this will end up but I suppose it’s good practice regardless of where we land. What an adult thing to say, huh? We’re busting ass to make things happen — cool things, interesting things — but there always seems to be a bit of whiplash when we are confronted with the rift between what we want to do — which is always beautifully structured because I work with some amazing people — and what is actually feasible given the amount of time and the depth of resources we are actually granted to make these cool things happen. I’m a creative person who loves busting my ass to make cool stuff. Doing so is, I’ve found, pretty much the only path I have to actual eudaimonia. But I hate busting ass just to find out that my wish list was truly a pipe dream all along. Pouring my heart into something only to watch it come out mediocre time and time again is one quick way to snuff that essential spark from the inside out. But then again, that’s how a person gains a measure of strength, isn’t it?
I’m getting ahead of myself.
We’re aiming high here.
I have no idea what you’re working on, but I love that you used the word “eudaimonia” in this post.
Yay! It’s great that you’re working on something exciting!
Who is doing this? Is this an endeavor of the good ship L. T. Manfred (sorry, Manfred), or is this a work thing?
Good luck! I’ve got my tangly digits crossed for you!
OK SERIOUSLY TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE WORKING ON