Get your groove back

June Shimuoshili
I have a feeling a lot of people today are in their fields doing whatever it they do because they have no choice. People get bored, I know, but the power to make it existing is all in you. You get people when they started singing for instance; they were vibrant and full of life but looking at them today they are so uninspired. Like, what went wrong? Maybe most importantly, how do we revive spirits?

I always read a lot on social media on how one should always remember why they started doing something. Trials and tribulations will be there; sometimes your support system of friends isn't there anymore and there really just isn't anyone to hear you out. We are not super humans and we are not supposed to be having it all, all the time. And problems are real and exist. And sometimes persistent too. You find having to make decisions on whether to spend your last coins on an amazing project that could push your career, or helping out family who think you are wasting time by being a creative. These things should not limit you from being the great person you initially were.

I say and believe it is important to have a few minutes to break down and cry about situations but, you pick yourself up immediately. This is very crucial in the entertainment industry. There are so many great local artists who got mental diseases such as depression and because they never had people to talk to, they failed themselves and their fans. Let's take care of ourselves and our arts. It is already struggling as it is with lack of funding and etc. We can't let the arts die because we feel uninspired.

Taking control is important. At the end of the day we end up with an industry that is inconsistent and we lose out globally. Don't feel sorry for yourself for too long. You may be thinking your work is unappreciated but there is an individual or two out there who wakes up because of your music or who feels better when they look at your painting.





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Namibian Sun 2024-04-20

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