I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
Creativity.
My conclusion is that we are all creative, we just don’t all know it.
I think it isn’t about being creative. Or trying harder. Or taking creativity classes. Or meditating. Or whatever.
I think it is more about letting your creativity out. That you have creativity inside you that wants to be free. But many of us keep it pushed down and locked away.
Somehow, as we get older, we take on more responsibility and conform more and more to the world around us. We have jobs that require us to conform. We have other social pressures that want us to confirm.
Little by little we put our creativity away.
To me, that is sad.
Now, I’m not just talking about painting masterpieces here. I’m talking about anyway you are creative. It can be more on the artistic end of things such as painting and drawing or shooting pictures. Or more arts and crafts kind of stuff. Or writing. Or building a treehouse or set of shelves.
Everybody expresses creativity differently.
For me, it is in two areas. First, I’m an amateur photographer. I love to go out shooting, especially shooting people. Just love it.
Second, writing. I’m in the process of writing another book. Plus, writing these newsletters and articles is all about me letting me be creative.
I get these bursts of inspiration to write and just sit down at my keyboard and write. I wasn’t always like that. Now, I just go with the flow when the mood strikes me.
In the past, I suppressed my creative side. It’s hard to be creative writing basic reports for your boss. You follow a format and that is the end of that.
Now, I can write or photograph what I want. I get inspiration from everywhere.
It makes like more fun. And easier.
So, my advice to you is allow that one area of creativity that is inside you to come out. Just let it be free. Do whatever strikes you. If you feel like writing, then go for it. If you want to paint, have at it. Want to build something? Good. Go do it.
Let me know what you unleash.
Jeffrey A. Betman, Ph.D. is a psychologist, author, and life coach helping people toward the easy life. For a FREE newsletter ($197 value) on making your life easier and FREE report titled 5 Steps To An Easy Life That You Probably Know, But Don’t Do Yet, go to www.LifeIsEasyCoaching.com/sq
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