{"id":21085,"date":"2022-11-04T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=21085"},"modified":"2022-11-04T00:18:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T04:18:08","slug":"s2-scribble-5-lied-vom-scheitern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2022\/11\/04\/s2-scribble-5-lied-vom-scheitern\/","title":{"rendered":"S2 Scribble #5: Lied vom Scheitern"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cDu bist immer dann am besten wenns dir eigentlich egal ist.\u201d (\u201cYou’re always your best when you don’t really care.\u201d)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Believe it or not, I\u2019ve yet to write a Song Scribbles blog based on one of my favorite bands \u2013 but German band Die \u00c4rzte (\u201cthe doctors\u201d) finally makes an appearance on today\u2019s blog! I\u2019ve been listening to their song \u201cLied vom Scheitern\u201d (\u201cSong of Failure\u201d) on repeat these past few weeks, and even though I don\u2019t know much German, I\u2019ve read the translated lyrics countless times and always see myself in them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDu bist immer dann am besten wenn du einfach ganz normal bist.\u201d (\u201cYou’re always your best when you’re just normal.\u201d)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Being surrounded by so many impressive, busy, talented people at college is so inspiring. Sometimes, though, especially on busy weeks like these, it can also be exhausting. Last week\u2019s blog focused on my feelings of doing \u201cenough.\u201d I can confidently say that I am overwhelmed with the amount of things I am doing, and I know I have a lot on my plate. Why do I sometimes feel guilty about being overwhelmed? Why am I comparing myself to what I see others doing without knowing their story? What is \u201cenough\u201d anyway?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDu bist immer dann am besten, du musst das nicht austesten nicht noch mal.\u201d (You’re always your best, you don’t have to test it again.\u201d)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I am always my best when I\u2019m doing what I love. I\u2019m always my best when I\u2019m trying my hardest. Even when my best on a given day isn\u2019t my best of all time, I\u2019m still the best I can be in that given scenario, and I\u2019m learning to accept that striving for perfection is simply setting myself up for disappointment. Whether I\u2019m doing \u201cenough\u201d or \u201cmy best\u201d doesn’t depend on what I see or hear others doing. What is “my best” is up to me to decide, and I am deciding to show myself compassion and love and understanding, working toward a better me every day. I am doing enough, and I am enough, and I <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span><\/i> have to test it again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Dein Spiegelbild ist anderen egal.\u201d (\u201cYour reflection in the mirror doesn’t matter to others.\u201d)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Listen to <\/span>Lied vom Scheitern <\/span><\/i>by Die \u00c4rzte here: <\/span>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZQDI-8YfzWQ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cDu bist immer dann am besten wenns dir eigentlich egal ist.\u201d (\u201cYou’re always your best when you don’t really care.\u201d) Believe it or not, I\u2019ve yet to write a Song Scribbles blog based on one of my favorite bands \u2013 but German band Die \u00c4rzte (\u201cthe doctors\u201d) finally makes an appearance on today\u2019s blog! I\u2019ve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2242,"featured_media":20602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21085"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21092,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21085\/revisions\/21092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}