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  • Bittersweet.

  • That's probably the best way I could describe it.

  • It can be a beautiful superpower, but what a lot of people don't know, or maybe they just choose to ignore it because the idea of it means giving your life some purpose, is that having it isn't always sunshine and rainbows.

  • I'm talking of course about passion.

  • And for the times when it isn't all sunshine and rainbows, you can always just turn to BetterHelp.

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  • Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring today's video.

  • As someone who's gone through therapy, I can't stress enough the importance of having someone to talk to.

  • In the past, I have struggled immensely, and having a therapist to help me work through my challenges has been invaluable for my mental health.

  • Even when things have been going well, having that person to just talk to about how life is going has helped me stay on track with my personal goals.

  • Therapy is not just for times of challenging, or you just want someone to talk to about everyday life.

  • Therapy can be incredibly beneficial.

  • And I know that asking for help can be difficult at first, but that's where BetterHelp comes in.

  • First, you go to their site.

  • You can use my link, betterhelp.com slash sleepycharlie.

  • You just answer a few questions, and BetterHelp will match you with a professional who has years of experience helping people with struggles much like your own.

  • You can do it all from your phone or computer, via phone call, Zoom, messaging, however you feel most so you can get started fast.

  • Thank you again to BetterHelp for sponsoring this video.

  • I've got an itch to make something, but there's one massive problem.

  • I have no idea what to make, so I spend the next two hours spacing out trying to think of something that might scratch that itch.

  • Got it.

  • And so I get started.

  • There.

  • It's done.

  • Oh no.

  • It's terrible.

  • I start to panic.

  • This is not at all what I am I really even that good at this?

  • And that's it.

  • Right there.

  • You see, the truth about passion is that oftentimes you become a perfectionist.

  • You have an idea to scratch that itch, but you can never quite nail the idea the way you imagine.

  • And this is where passion can really mess you up.

  • You fall into the state of dark and desperate place filled with stress and void of relaxation.

  • But then there's a flame.

  • And this is where passion makes it all worth it.

  • You begin to become overwhelmed with this feeling.

  • A feeling that nothing else but passion can bring.

  • There's really no other way to describe this feeling other than a fire that refuses to be snuffed out.

  • No matter how many times you fail, that flame continues to reignite.

  • It makes you absolutely refuse to quit.

  • Not because you're obsessed with the potential results, but because it's what you love to do.

  • Because it's your passion.

Bittersweet.

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