on being scared to create (& performing instead)

Sing your song, dear bird ! Strip yourself of any mask you were wearing and, if you must perform, perform the life that is Yours. there's a difference between creating and performing, and for a long time i didn't know which one i was doing. this video is about what happens when your ego gets tangled up in follower counts and likes, why being a copycat feels safer than having an actual point of view, and how self-expression became the thing that untangled all of it for me (well, that is doing it right now as I post this video and write this and cringe and wonder why the hell I am doing this--being seen???for being me?????). — this channel is a work in progress. so am i. 0:00 Intro 0:27 Got Set Up 1:21 Real Intro 1:44 Scared of Being a Creator 2:33 The Creation of a Third Place 3:14 Poser and Copycat 4:13 Disclaimer: This Channel Isn’t Absolute Truth 4:36 Change Is the Only Constant in Life 4:57 Copycat 5:25 Ego Tied to Followers and Likes 6:47 Self-Expression as the Answer 7:17 Info Dumping Special Interests bla-bla-bla 📝 If you'd rather read, Hop Along and stalk me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/reveriesdejulie 🎥 I might post Short-Form content at some point: 🌸 Tiktok:   / reveriesdejulie   📸 Instagram:   / reveriesdejulie