Thank you! It is a pretty book, isn't it? I'm very glad I was able to turn it into something new while still doing the original design justice.
Yes, I'm really looking forwards to the bookbinding programme. Thanks for the encouraging words! I completely agree that forcing yourself to do something that isn't for you can lead to depression. I've experienced that many times, especially in the Art Conservation programme. Nevertheless, I think searching for what I'm supposed to be doing doesn't help me much either. If I approach every new hobby with the idea that 'this might be it!', it's very depressing to be forced to admit 'nope, this wasn't it either' once I lose interest in that hobby again. Considering that I fall in and out of love with at least one hobby/interest a month, you can imagine that's an awful lot of depression to work through. I've done that for years, and I'm really tired of it, so the best solution for me seems to be to stop thinking about life as a search for what I'm supposed to be doing. Maybe it will all fall into place that way, and if not, I'll at least be a lot happier.
Sorry for the super long response. This is a topic that is very dear to my heart and that I've been thinking about way too much for the past years. Are you currently doing something you're happy with? And did it take you a while to find it or have you always known what you wanted to do?
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Date: 2019-08-28 07:24 pm (UTC)Yes, I'm really looking forwards to the bookbinding programme. Thanks for the encouraging words! I completely agree that forcing yourself to do something that isn't for you can lead to depression. I've experienced that many times, especially in the Art Conservation programme. Nevertheless, I think searching for what I'm supposed to be doing doesn't help me much either. If I approach every new hobby with the idea that 'this might be it!', it's very depressing to be forced to admit 'nope, this wasn't it either' once I lose interest in that hobby again. Considering that I fall in and out of love with at least one hobby/interest a month, you can imagine that's an awful lot of depression to work through. I've done that for years, and I'm really tired of it, so the best solution for me seems to be to stop thinking about life as a search for what I'm supposed to be doing. Maybe it will all fall into place that way, and if not, I'll at least be a lot happier.
Sorry for the super long response. This is a topic that is very dear to my heart and that I've been thinking about way too much for the past years. Are you currently doing something you're happy with? And did it take you a while to find it or have you always known what you wanted to do?