When You Feel You Have Nothing to Give
βοΈ The Creative Life Newsletter
The artistβs journey is long. I write a newsletter to help you stay on it π https://jim-kroft.short.gy/0925A/Jim-Kroft-newsletter
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π€ Welcome back to The Creative Life Podcast.
π€ Welcome back to The Creative Life Podcast.
This episode is a counterpart to last weekβs β but where that one was raw, unscripted, and full of spontaneous ideas in real-time, this one is more structured and delves deeper into the underlying themes.
It all began with a moment that shook me: walking into my creative space and feeling I had nothing to give.
But that feeling turned out to be a doorway β not into emptiness, but into the deeper truth of why we drift from our creative Self, and how we start finding our way back.
But that feeling turned out to be a doorway β not into emptiness, but into the deeper truth of why we drift from our creative Self, and how we start finding our way back.
Drawing on ideas from Jung and Joseph Campbell, I explore why a creative block isnβt a dead end but an invitation. An inner signal that something in our life, our work, or our attention needs to change.
If youβre a creative feeling overwhelmed, flooded, or disconnected from the work you love, this episode offers a path back to building up new momentum & a way to reconnect with your centre of meaning:
- π§ Why we feel βemptyβ when the real issue is inner flooding
- π§ How a single honest sentence can guide you back to the Self
- π Why blocks are signals of transformation, not failure
- π How societal + tech pressure seeps into your inner life
- π₯ Where momentum returns when you rebuild from the core
Thank you for all the support for getting here, guys - here's to Episode 50!
Jim
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