A crazy thought I've pondered now and again: Is creativity in us like an underground spring that erupts in the path of least resistance? That seems to be the way it has worked in me. In my younger adult years, when I was all business and determined to stay focused on getting the job done, creativity would leak out at odd times in odd ways.
A children's book here. Tole painting there.
I didn't have time for creativity. And now I do? Is the explanation as simple as a matter of time and priority?
Maybe. Or maybe I denied it because it's the part of me I found difficult to understand, explain, or justify. Are you like this too? Especially when it didn't pay the bills, get the kids to soccer practice, or fit into our routine. The arts weren't celebrated in my sphere. Hard work, yes. Responsibility, yes. Practicality, yes.
I stuffed creativity down and denied it until it burst on the scene. (It only took a global pandemic to unearth my desire to paint!) Even now, I've attempted to over-manage the results and somehow make the pursuit more practical! Honestly, that part of me is true too and I've had to recognize there's both a creative and an administrative side to me that is my unique mix.
You're the same way with your unique blend of gifts and talents!
I love both writing and painting, but painting wins the fun factor. Writing requires a lot of thinking, and grammar, and punctuation, and editing. Painting, at least the beginning of a new painting, is more about letting go, flowing with emotion in colors and marks. For me, this is a lifelong release. How I wish I had discovered it sooner, but I probably wouldn't have taken the time.
What about you, my friend? Is it time to deal with the internal dams in your life, those roadblocks that hinder you from being all you were created to be?
I know a guy...he's a great Counselor, who will help you work it all out. Like an onion, he'll peel back the layers, revealing the true you he designed from the beginning...
Beware, there may be a few tears. But the masterpiece he’s creating in you is so worth the unraveling.
