Hibernation mode hits to a degree for me every winter. But I am noticing with each passing year my reluctance to come out of it grows & grows, and that is… stagnation. I have been deep into inner work to try and uncover what has happened. Have all the years piled on to leave me jaded when it comes to my dreams? I am so scattered because I feel I’ve fallen behind and there is no way of catching up. I know this isn’t true, that each of us has a journey and it is on our own timeline, and if there’s one thing I know for sure, I’m inherently slower than the rest. It is something I must remind myself of often when I see artists who are faster, more prolific than I at creating work, that I am just not that person. My work is slow, and sometimes non existent because I get stuck in my own head.

So if you’re like me, know that there is nothing wrong with you, you are not falling behind, and you can pick up the pencil, the brush, the anything again whenever you’re ready.