Dear shadeinthesummer:

I would say it is best at this point to examine “that childhood pattern of giving up because the initial passion has fizzled out”- to learn more about this pattern, how it originated, why etc. Once you know more about the pattern, you will be able to be confident about how to proceed.

If you’d like, can you think of the first time that you remember exhibiting this pattern, what motivated you, what discouraged you…?

anita