Persistence

I'm getting back into writing these blogs after not doing it for so long and it's hard to really decide what to write about. Should it be strictly tattooing or life or a blend of both? I guess today I was thinking about being persistent and difference between motivation and discipline. We always hear get motivated and find a reason to do whatever it is you need to do or want to do. Now that isn't terrible advice because sometimes, we need an outside source or an energy that propels us forward. The problem with relying on factors that we have manufactured to start the engine is that they can burn out. Some gas tanks hold more fuel than others and the drive seem to last longer. Having the discipline to know what can and needs to be achieved will allow you to take better care of yourself. If you learn that the energy is fading, you can do what I did for years and just push through a wall pretend not to be tired until eventually a gasket blows. This is hard pill to swallow as now the time to repair creates lost time on whatever journey you are on.

It's a weird line as some days having discipline and doing what needs to be done even when motivation is utterly invisible is an earned trait and in my eyes something that can't be taught. The Problem in hand is that it becomes over trained over asserted and you forget when it is actually time to give yourself rest or space from what is your running after. I think Having both motivation and discipline mingle and co-exist is amazing, but you also have to step outside the lines and look at what the cost is. I have goals in my career and personal journeys, yet I tend to overdo one or the other causing fatigue that effects both at the same time. I guess this random blog isn't really about tattooing or art or career and life but how to balance the trajectory and propulsion and seeing the differences between grit and obsession. I'm still learning all the time but I'm really trying to master a balance.