Why?

Do you ever have those moments where you ask yourself, "why am I doing this?" By saying "this" I'm referring to anything you do creatively.

One of my creative activities also happens to be my job, computer animation. I love creating objects and environments in 3d but there are times when something, someone (often clients) cause me to ask myself "why am I doing this?"

Often, I have to remind myself why I began working in computer animation in the first place. I must think back to that naive childlike state where the world was an open book. When all I could think about was working for a New York based computer animated movie studio. I have to remember what it was that I originally loved about computer animation and in reflecting on why I began I find the inspiration to press on. That's why I watch computer animated movies. I love movies in general but computer animtated movies remind me that I love what I do (even though I'm light years away from anything I've ever seen on the big screen... the small screen too).

So, I guess it's important to stop and take the time to answer when you find yourself asking the question "why?"