If you do not express your own original ideas,
If you do not listen to your own being,
you will have betrayed yourself.
Also, you will have betrayed your community
In failing to make your contribution.
Rollo May
You will have betrayed yourself. You will have betrayed your community. That is the price you will pay if you don’t share your creativity. Do not fail to make your contribution.
Heavy stuff. But think about it. All of your life, you’ve known you had something that you needed to share, it’s been nagging at you. You know that feeling well, but you pushed it aside. Whether it was from fear, or to raise a family or to follow a career path you thought you wanted. You pushed that feeling aside.
But now, the children are grown or that career has become tedious or you’re tired of being afraid. And now that feeling is rearing up stronger than before. And you realize that the time is now. It’s the time to pick up that paintbrush or pen or needle or camera. It’s time to show up for the work that you were supposed to create so that you can share it with your community.
What are you waiting for?
Yes, yes, YES! (Bangs on table like Meg Ryan faking an orgasm) YES! Go forth into the world wielding them all – paint brushes, cameras, balls of wool, needles, tacky glue, scrap paper – ALL of it. Squirt some paint at the world and don’t forget to sing while your’re doing it. Very loudly and very badly. ?
I’ll have what she’s having! YES!
This really made me think. I don’t so much believe that we all have to get out there as I do we have to follow our hearts wherever they lead. Sometimes that’s a life of family. I’m good with that. I don’t have it myself, but I am always worried about women feeling obligated to DO something. Maybe they already have. Thanks for the morning thoughts today!
Thanks for stopping by Carol. I’m always worried that we are hiding our creativity instead of sharing it—much the way I did for most of my life. My sister shared her crafty side with everyone, but it wasn’t until after she died that I found out that she had started writing poems. They were so beautiful they made me cry…if only she shared them when she was alive so I could have told her that.
I’ve just resumed card making this week! And I got a cuttlebug for my birthday. YES! Creativity you’re coming back!
Shirley, you’ve been writing all this time too! I think creativity was still with you, you’re just find new outlets now.
I SO agree with this – I’m not arty or crafty, but that hasn’t stopped me finding things to engage in at this wonderful stage of life – I think blogging is a creative outlet too (look at all the friends you make from it!)
Yes! Blogging is a creative outlet too!
Yes, by all means. We all have something to give. Something the world needs.
Exactly. If only everyone believed that about themselves.
Love this. Creativity should be shared.
Yes it should be.