Now I am enjoying sewing and trying to create a bag with a more complex structure. I realized that it is unexpectedly difficult to add multiple elements, such as pockets, zippers, and beautiful finishing, in a limited space. The more complex the bag structure becomes, the more it requires imagination and logical sense.
When I asked parents how to realize my blueprint for the next bag, they answered, “It’s complicated and troublesome, so I would not do it.”
That made me feel like I am now in the growing period. My current criterion for sewing is whether it is interesting, not whether it is troublesome. Let’s talk about it.
How to grow more
Sometimes, we want to feel our growth. It makes us feel rewarded and want to try new things more. It becomes fun to expand our possibilities, and we willingly start to challenge more. The enjoyable growing cycle gives us a comfortable change.
However, we sometimes stagnate and cannot feel such pleasure. That makes our lives boring.
One solution to growth is to add decline to our lives. Although that may sound contradictory, this perspective might provide you with a new cycle of development.
After decay, growth appears
We can add decline to grow our lives. Although they look incompatible, the principle of the cycle tells us why.
A cycle has phases. After decay, growth appears.
To be precise, decline and growth are inseparable.
For example, I want to add more functionality and parts to my bag. Feeling the improvement in my skills excites me. Since excitement is one form of stress, that means I am willingly trying to gain stress.
However, developing a skill means reducing the time spent on one thing. I can do it more efficiently, so I reduce my stress on sewing.
That shows us a contradictory but natural proceeding. I am increasing my stress to decrease it. I spend more time to be able to do it in a shorter time. Although it sounds inconsistent, it is natural from a cyclical perspective.
Facing the most troublesome thing
In other words, it doesn’t matter whether we are growing or declining; what matters is whether we are changing or remaining stagnant.
That tells us we can intentionally decline in order to grow.
In my case, I felt limited in digital production, such as writing books and making games, and decided to stop these activities. That led me to sewing. Accelerating my decline accelerated the next stage of growth.
From my perspective, stopping my old activities was troublesome. At first, I am reluctant. However, after I discovered my interest in sewing, I willingly started to let go of old activities. That brought me a cycle of change.
Now I am willingly facing new challenges. Adding a new element to my bag is troublesome, so I try it. My change of attitude confuses my future, so I do it.
Willingly doing troublesome things is a sign of growing up.
Conclusion
That is why adding decline to our lives provides us with new growth.
Decline and growth are inseparable. After decay, growth appears.
Try doing the most troublesome things.
This perspective might provide you with a new cycle of development.
Thank you for reading this article. I hope to see you in the next one.
