Sitting around is not contentment.
Ambition is not discontentment.
Most artists get pigeon holed as sitting around a little too much and being perfectly happy, or working a little to much and being wildly unsatisfied.
We have this (arbitrary) scale in our brains that measures how much someone works and what they SHOULD be getting out of that amount of work. And we’re oh so quick to judge, aren’t we?
There’s a difference between ambition and selfish ambition.
There’s a difference in sitting around and the relaxation after job well done.
But you already know that.
You probably have the perfect balance.
Contentment comes from both ambition and ‘sitting around’.
No need to fear your ambition.
No need to shame your sitting around.
True life comes from discernment on when to employ which. And to what degree.
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