Pause. Let go. Create.
I was always afraid to do what I wanted, thinking that no one would need it.
I was always afraid to do what I wanted, thinking no one would need it.
But now, looking back, I see that every breakthrough in my life happened when I followed my curiosity — not when I tried to control the outcome, not when I meticulously planned every step, but when I let go and allowed things to unfold.
When I obsessed over results, I became stuck. The weight of expectations made everything heavy, turning passion into obligation. I was pushing against reality, trying to force my way through circumstances that weren’t ready to change.
At some point, I became a hostage to outcomes. I started acting from a place of need rather than want — and that’s when the joy disappeared. My work felt calculated and uninspired. I became serious, smart, and sad. What once felt effortless became a struggle.
Then I realized something: life was moving forward, with or without me. And I didn’t want to spend it proving my worth to people who didn’t even understand what I was trying to do. So I took a risk. I let go of proving, chasing, and performing. And I started doing what I wanted again.
It was not as easy as it appeared at first.
Doubt whispered in my ear. Fear told me I was being reckless. But I trusted my inner feelings, closed my eyes, and immersed myself in the pleasure of the process, forgetting about the metrics and opinions of others. That’s when the fire came back — the creativity, the excitement, the magic.
I realized that the most valuable thing for others is exactly what I want to do.
Because I do this out of love, not out of a desire to maintain the mythical status of a “good guy.”
I realized that the world doesn’t need me to be good or correct. It doesn’t reward me for following a safe script. It wants me to play, explore, dance, and create — not out of obligation, but out of love.
And the irony? The things I once did for fun, in stolen moments and on weekends, when I could "afford" to follow my passion — those were the things that changed my life the most.
So I stopped waiting for permission. I stopped doing what was “necessary” and started treating every day like it was my last.
And here’s what I found:
When you move with joy, life moves with you. When you trust yourself, you create your best work. And when you stop chasing outcomes, the best outcomes find you.