#maybe this is your sign to purposely create something you already know won't be ~popular~

[ageless-aislynn]

You know, it's strange - this whole Dead Rising kick I've really been on has been SO good for me. Every post I'm making? It's just from the silly love I have bubbling up in my heart until it's overflowing and I need to make something out of it.

There's no consideration about "Ooo, I hope that this gets lots of engagement!" It's not going to get any. That's not only okay, that's actually the part that's been good for me. I'm just making what I want and I post it in case somebody else might like it but if you don't, no problem. That's totally fine. I made it for me because of all this love I'm feeling right now. 🤗🤗🤗

It's so easy to fall into the trap of creating something and then you start thinking: what are people going to say? What do they WANT you to create? Should you do it this way? That way? What way will be more popular????

Sometimes, it's important to step back and make something NOT popular. Something just for you because you love it and it's silly and it gives you a laugh.

I just sat here and lovingly jumped through a bunch of hoops to make a GIF of Frank picking up Leah. I still don't have my Vegas so I have to record very carefully, I can't sort the footage out later, I've got to get it in one short shot because that's pretty much what the GIF is going to be. It's not easy to edit. But I did it to make one GIF that nobody else will care about because it made me happy.

This is one of those things that takes me back to the start, when I wrote or made something simply out of love. That was the only purpose it served. Its reward was in the making, you know?

And that's something that I needed desperately to go back to. I mean, I hope that the things I write/vid/GIF/create can end up giving somebody a smile but when that becomes the sole focus, it ends up trapping me in a tiny box I feel like I can't get out of. The joy of creating drains away and all I'm left with are my (super large and intimidating) doubts and insecurities.

So. Here's my GIF. I smiled the whole time I made it, from capturing, to tweaking it in ezgif and posting it here. That means it's a blazing success and accomplished everything it was meant to and more. 😉

Go back to that thing you love. Play with it. Laugh and smile and just remember why you love it. Take care, friends, and have a good day. 🤗💖