Way of Life: Create for the soul, not the spotlight
Life's a wild ride mate, and how we navigate it really boils down to our own moral codes we live by. Our values, beliefs, and philosophies aren't just fancy words; they're the compass guiding us through this chaos of life. Without them, we're kinda just free-falling through life isn’t it?
I think we forget what it means to just make something.
Not for money, not for validation, not even for purpose.
Just to see what happens when you do.
Vonnegut once said, “Practise any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage — no matter how well or badly — not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.”
That line always hits me.
Because that’s what it really is, right?
To become.
To grow into yourself.
To meet the part of you that only shows up when you’re lost in creating something that nobody might ever see.
I think somewhere along the way, we started creating for the wrong reasons.
For the applause, for the spotlight, for that little rush that comes when someone says “you’re good.”
But the truth is — you don’t need to be good.
You just need to be honest.
Sing off tune.
Write the messiest paragraph.
Draw something that makes no sense.
Dance like a fool in your room.
Do it all. badly. beautifully. sincerely.
Because when you do, something inside you shifts.
Your soul stretches a little.
You stop being so tightly wound around who you’re supposed to be —
And you start becoming who you actually are.
The world doesn’t need more perfect things.
It needs more real things.
The kind that come from the quiet, unfiltered corners of people’s hearts.
So make things.
For no reason.
For no one.
For the simple, selfish joy of feeling alive again.
Create for the soul.
The spotlight was never the point.