Reignite

Extroverts, Introverts, Ambiverts, whoever you are, you all experience the very familiar feeling of exhaustion. Not just physical exhaustion but entire emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion. It's that moment when you can't get out of bed because your body is so tired, you can't cry because your emotions are deadened, and you can't think because your brain has shut down. If you are an introvert and you feel low, you lock yourself up in your room and read a book. If you're an extrovert and you feel low, you find some friends and make a memory. Both simple and effective solutions. But, for me, at this stage of complete and utter exhaustion, creating is the thing that energizes.

If you feel numb, then turn back to a hobby or occupation that always makes you feel something. Return to what you love, because it loves you too. What you love isn't only there for the good times. That wouldn't quite be love, would it? Art is there when you're alone and don't know what else to do. It takes a lot of willpower to get out of that bed and go outside, but it only takes a little bit of willpower to grab a notebook and pen and write a poem in your bed. It's a little bit of sacrifice for a lot of results.

It can jumpstart your emotions when they feel dried up, because pursuing your passion will always reignite your passion. It can exercise your brain both in times when you hit a creative wall and don't know what else to do with your story, your sketch, or your dance and also when your thoughts are moving faster than the speed of the pen. It can even help your physical exhaustion, which is usually a side-effect of emotional or mental exhaustion. And all of this comes with the simple drive of returning to what you love.

What ignited your desire for a particular art form in the first place? Because every time you return to it, your passion will be reignited, even stronger than before. You are a flame, constantly in motion, ever changing, and every time you neglect the things you love, the embers die down. The moment you feel exhausted is the moment the flame has grown so small that you can see it no longer, and all that is left is to feel meaningless.

Have you felt this moment before? I have. It's not an evil moment, however. Because without the fading of the flame, the glorious reigniting of the passion wouldn't be as captivating or beautiful.

I think the best part is stepping back and taking in what you've created, allowing the melody to resonate or the paint to dry. You should be proud. Even in a time of complete apathy, you created something beautiful. That's something to be proud of and take joy in. It's a lot easier to sleep at night knowing that you did something good that day, that you created something worthwhile. Especially if it's something that might inspire someone else. That's worthwhile. Don't let that feeling fade.

But even if you do...you'll get the joy of reigniting it all over again.