Daily Prompt – January 1, 2026

Ok we are starting 2026 off with a heavy prompt. This reminds me of the interview question about weaknesses but how you are supposed to list positive traits. That never made sense to me.

Anyway, challenges is a bit vague. Are we talking about things I struggle with personally? Professionally? Maybe creatively? Are we talking about challenges I want to tackle or life challenges? Yes, I know I’m over thinking the prompt. It’s a thing I do. I analyze words. You might say it’s one of my challenges! It does put a major hurdle in some of my relationships because I look at what is said so literally and analytically that I accidentally miss the intent and ruin sweet moments. That would definitely be one of my biggest challenges.

Another is learning to see value in myself and the things I do. I think I’ve written about this before but I struggle to see my creative endeavors as art. I have joined a community of artists who create amazing things from scratch and on the other hand most of what I do is transforming the work of others into something new. I am slowly learning to realize that is still art. That crafting and coloring are just as valid as traditional and digital art. I am thankful for the support and encouragement I have both from that community and from my loved ones. It helps me to overcome the idea that what I do is meaningless.

Another big challenge for me, is to not take things personally. This is especially true at work. I love my work and I take great pride in it. This past year has been a bit of a struggle with a new coworker on the team who I felt didn’t mesh. Her communication style is more abrupt and it reads harsh to me. It often left me feeling like I needed to defend my work when that was not the case. As I cannot control how she communicates, as much as I might want to, I have to learn to control how I respond to her in those moments.

The last challenge I’m going to write about but by no means the last challenge I see in my life, is motivation. Not creative motivation but motivation to finish school. I am in my last year of Grad school. Class starts again on the 5th. Only 4 classes to go. I’ll be done by mid December. Unfortunately, I have zero desire to do it. I am tired of it. I’m bored with it. I’m not in the same place I was when I started and I needed something to keep me occupied. But, I’ve put in this much work and it’s free (work pays for it) so I might as well continue. I just need to find the motivation to care so I can at minimum get Bs on my deliverables and in the classes so I don’t have to pay and can be done. Of course once I get into it, I’ll probably overthink and overdo each class but in this moment, I lack the desire to even think about school.