'I'm in a Rut and Spiraling'

Commitment isn't torture and freedom isn't paradise. Seek balance and embrace your multifaceted soul.

Ram’s Head, White Hollyhock-Hills (1935) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Dear Polly,

I'm in a total rut and spiraling into despair about my career and my creative practice. I guess my conflict is about how to have creative ambition in a functional way, without crushing my tender ideas and private convictions, but also with a sense of structure, momentum, and putting …