Recently, I started sewing and have been enjoying it. It gave me a fresh feeling I have long desired: being a beginner. Let’s talk about it.
How to get mental energy
Sometimes, we want mental energy to live. Although we may already have enough things we love, there are times when we cannot proceed with only them.
However, we sometimes don’t know what we are missing.
I have had such a problem these years. Although I was aware I loved writing books and various kinds of digital creations, I no longer had the energy to create products in that field. Even if I came up with a new idea, I didn’t have the vitality to take action.
I didn’t know what was lacking in myself. You may also have had such a feeling.
One answer might be to go back to a beginner’s state after taking sufficient time to relax. In other words, we can restart our lives. That may give you fresh energy. Today, I will explain it with my experience.
My experience of returning to a beginner
We can go back to being beginners in a new field. It may bring a freshness to our lives.
In my case, it was sewing. I realized I have long desired this state.
It was the opposite of what I superficially desired. I used to think that accomplishments and success in a specific field would fulfill me. I also believed that living a peaceful life would satisfy me. That was why I stuck to digital creation for a long time.
However, it was my misunderstanding. My essential desire was to restart my life.
A beginner’s state is filled with the unexpected and unknown. It is chaotic and far from being stable. However, it is fantastic.
It feels as if we have returned to our childhood. Try remembering the feelings from your childhood. Although we were powerless, we were aware of our ignorance and felt that we could gain strength in the future. That made us think that we would do everything we could to create a better life. This is our life. We decide for ourselves.
However, as we grow, we often lose our balance. We come to believe we must always know everything in the world and have the right answer. We must not hesitate. We must not make a mistake. We should do better than others. We become unable to tolerate ignorance. That causes fear of a lack of knowledge.
It is contradictory. Although those beliefs are meant to improve our lives, they exhaust us.
Restarting our lives
That tells us our stages of life can change. It includes reconstructing our lives.
Our energy source can become opposite things. One example is being a beginner. Although we usually dislike it, it can also improve our lives when we reach a limit.
In this state, the unknown and difficult things become enjoyable. Suppose there are many fantastic sewing products, such as over 10,000 beautiful clothes and attractive bags. Although almost all of them require too high a level of sewing skills, we can make two or three of them. There are always simpler things we can try, even if we are beginners.
After we finish them, we can see that we have grown a bit. The improvement allows us to try another three or four products. The more we experience sewing, the more diverse the things we can create. That gives us a sense that we can do anything in the future.
This would be the most energetic phase of the growth cycle. Then, we will start to feel the limits and prepare for the next move. We need different things for each phase of the growth cycle. That would improve our lives.
Conclusion
That is why returning to a beginner’s state in a new field can satisfy your life.
Our energy source can become opposite to the things we usually want.
That might give you fresh energy to restart your life.
Thank you for reading this article. I hope to see you in the next one.
