Just Because You Like Something Doesn’t Mean You Have to Do It

I used to feel guilty about not putting some time aside to do the things I like to do or rather the things I think I like. No matter what I did, I would feel like I was missing out on something.

So what are the things I like but I don’t spend enough time doing them? Well, for a multipotentialite, the list could be really long one but what I could think of now are:

• Reading classic literature: I read a hell lot but just not classic literature. I find the old English hard to understand or perhaps I don’t read enough to have that kind of comprehension.
• Drawing and painting: I like being artsy but I don’t spend enough time on it. I sketch and draw only when I’m in the mood, which can be quite rare.
• Dancing: I haven’t dance in a long while. I used to be really good at it but I doubt I can coordinate any moves now.
• Reading comics: I know comic characters and most of their backstories. When I talk about comics, people would think I’m a huge comic fan but am I if I hardly read comics?
• Writing fiction: I’m a rather imaginative person. I have tons of made-up stories to fill up a couple of novels….only if I find time to sit down and write them.
• Playing guitar: I like being able to play some songs on my guitar. I know how to play but I’m not good at it because I don’t play enough to be good at it.

We all have 24 hours a day. No matter how bloody effective we are at managing it, we definitely don’t have the time to do all the things we want to do, hence there’s no way in hell I could do all the things I listed above.

I guess it’s easier and for my sanity’s sake to not ever have to feel that guilt. It’s best to just go with the flow and do whatever the heck we enjoy and want to do at that moment. And who says we need to be really good at something to enjoy it? You don’t need to be good at what you enjoy doing unless you want to make a career out of it.