Envious
Envious is defined as wanting something that someone else has. I think that this may be correct, but sometimes you can also be envious of a life you see in your head that you don’t have yet. I now use Envy as a pointer, a sign that there is something that I want or need that I am not quite giving myself. I then ask myself what it is, and whether I can do something about it. In the past I might have accepted the fact that I couldn’t make a change, but now I feel excited about knowing that I can. Envy has become more of a friend.
The drawings go in order, Days 1-5. Click on the first drawing and you can click through them all.
Day 1. I am envious of people who are out there doing what they want, while sometimes I sit on the sidelines.
Day 2: Sometimes envious can feel more like sadness. In these moments I also ask myself what I can do to change, to address it.
Day 3: Envious can feel like dreaming. When you feel like you know that you want something but you don’t have it yet, but you dream of how to get there and you feel alive and excited!
Day 4: Sometimes I am envious of a version of myself that has it altogether, or people that give off the impression that they have it all together. Or I combine many people into one image to figure out what I want.
Day 5: Sometimes just drawing yourself feeling envious can give you clues as to the things you want. To feel glamorous!
This is the Draw Your Feelings Project.
Next Feeling: Curious
Will you join me? This is a year long project, dedicated to connecting to our feelings and ourselves through our art. Send me your drawings, I’d love to see them!