For many years, I was a touring musician, performing live on stage every week.

But I didn’t like attending concerts.

I liked making music more than listening to music.

I felt I must be in the wrong line of work, creating something that I don’t consume.

I never reconciled this feeling.

Since then, I’ve met a:

vegetarian cattle farmer

masseuse that doesn’t enjoy receiving massage

elevator builder that lives in a single-story house

heart surgeon that has never needed heart surgery

We sweat salt water.

We cry salt water.

But we don’t drink salt water.

The comparisons are a nice reminder that we don’t have to take in what we put out.

I now feel reconciled that this is not a problem or a sign that we’re in the wrong line of work.