Hello friends! Today I wanna talk about some things that I’ve been dealing with the past week and those are burn out and a lack of motivation. Now I am usually full of ideas and excitement for my job, but this past week was SO BAD! I didn’t feel like doing anything. I filmed a YouTube video and hated it, so I didn’t upload it. I didn’t feel like doing anything productive AT ALL.

One thing that I have learned through all my years of watching YouTube and consuming other types of content is that it’s ok to go through dry spells. It’s not the healthiest thing because it’s literal proof that you have been overworking yourself, or it’s been the reason in my experience. I needed this past week to get myself together, and rest. I have never really experienced burn out, but it hit me hard. I didn’t have any good ideas for what I wanted to put out. I had filmed a YouTube video, and I HATED IT SO MUCH!!!! Although my mom was a little upset, I was like “It’s ok if I miss a week.” My little business policy is that if I hate something I’ve made and produced then I will not put it out unless I explicitly know that people will enjoy it.

Honestly being a creative brain is difficult, but being an over emotional creative brain is WORSE! Don’t get me wrong, I love my creative brain, but sometimes my brain WON’T SHUT UP! It leads to lots of energy being spent on quieting my mind. So what have I been doing to calm myself and my brain down? READING and watching YouTube videos. I recently got a new book called World Mythology: From Indigenous Tales to Classical Legends and it is SO GOOD! I’m only at the Creation Tales, but I’m learning so much about different cultures and how they viewed the world. Maybe I’ll make another Bible and Mythology Podcast episode comparing The Bible’s story of creation to other cultures. That would be super interesting! What I’ve been watching on YouTube as of late is productivity videos and mainly Minecraft. Yes you read that right. Minecraft. Specifically Spifey, Skeppy, and BadBoyHalo. They are HILARIOUS 😂. It really helps to distract my mind, and I laugh a lot in the process.

​And just like that, another blog post has come and gone. I think I’m gonna switch up my ending for today, and ask you guys something. Comment down below what you guys do for self care or to quiet your mind! I wanna know!

​Be Blessed and Highly Flavored, friends!

-Noelle-

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Hello friends! Today I want to talk about something that I have been very transparent about, and that is my struggle with comparison. Now I have a daily battle with comparison and insecurity, and I have come to realize that everyone does. The enemy LOVES to tell us that we are alone and that no one else feels this way, but let me tell you that you are not alone in feeling this way. I have dealt with this feeling my whole life, but I always got over it quickly. I avoided the feeling.

Avoiding only lasts for so long, and it finally caught up to me. When I started my podcast I was so excited, but then some of my other friends started their own. I started comparing myself because theirs was more popular or “successful“ right off the bat then mine. I became insecure and I started doubting if this was what God really wanted me to do, but then he revealed to me that this was a sort of test to see if I would give up immediately like I have in the past or would I lean on him and let him do what he does. I have decided to lean on God, and give him all of my comparing thoughts and insecurities.

Whether it is in the most mundane or the most outstanding ways, comparison and insecurity can weave their way into your life, and all of a sudden you’re jealous and bitter at someone who did nothing to you. Lisa Jo Baker speaks on this in her Bible Study We Saved You A Seat: Finding and Keeping Lasting Friendships. She talks about how friendships break apart because one person gets jealous and bitter at their friend. You may think your friend has the perfect life and everything that you don’t have, but that is very wrong. Don’t compare yourself to what you perceive a person to be.

And with that I bid you people goodbye! To quote two very wise people, “God made you special, and he loves you very much.” Yes I just quoted Larry the cucumber and Bob the tomato from VeggieTales. They are truly the philosophers of our generation. 😂😂

Be Blessed and Highly Flavored, friends!

-Noelle-

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