Overcoming Adversity in Today's Political Climate
Most creatives know the pain of writers block, a loss of inspiration, or even a lack of motivation. Getting inspired again can be an uphill challenge. It could take weeks, months, and in my case…years. I went through a rough patch and lost sight of myself. It was a dark time, and I ended up failing a semester in school. I decided to take a semester off — but that set me back even further. I tried to keep working on creative projects, but sadness overcame…and the projects I would attempt would remain unfinished. This let further let myself, and others, down. I lost my passion and I didn’t know how to get it back. I was caught up in toxic relationships, fleeting highs, a negative community, a party scene, and working a self-destructive job. Looking back, I would now define all those things as “noise”. The noise rang in my hears every day. I drowned it with alcohol, fake friends, and “fun”. The next day I was hungover from running backwards, further straying from my path. I sta...
