Death! Horrible, painful, untimely, unspeakable death!!!
That’s what let’s me know I’ve hit my stride on a creative project.
No, really! There’s often a moment while I’m making something when I suddenly think, I hope I don’t die before I finish this. It typically happens around the time when a project starts to take shape in a way that I’m excited about. It’s usually when the finish line is in sight, but there’s still work to do.
It might sound like a morbid thought, but the message is positive — it means I’m happy enough about what I’m making that I really want to be sure it gets out into the world. I want to know people will see it. It feels like it has value and my vision is coming together in a way that represents my abilities and the message I’m trying to convey.
So when I start worrying that I might have a sudden heart attack, or get taken out by a car driving on the wrong side of the road, or take a log from a logging truck right to my exploding head, it actually means things are going well.
That might sound weird to you. But here’s the thing: I am weird.
Happy Halloween!
