What sets off your creativity?
Posted on Jun 9th, 2008
by 
Alan
Alan
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for June 09, 2008:
Not to be flippant, but breathing... or having a soul.
Creativity is the fundamental human condition. That's the beauty of our existances, and occasionally the irony of.
We are creative entities. One of the saddest things one can possibly say is heard so often, sometimes with a remorseful little laugh: "Oh, I'm just not creative."
At least, I've heard it often... given that I was always into the arts, when I'd try to tell people ANYONE can do art, anyone, all you need is a soul, I'd often see that sad expression that preceded those sad words: "I am not really creative."
I always too (at least, before "awakening") wanted to scream: 'BULLSHIT!!' when I heard that. But I figured to do so would have been a conversation killer.
The truth is, we are all creative, and we are all creating, in ever second of every minute. Do you want to see your masterpiece?
Look around. You're inside of it.
It is your life.
(If that saddens you to hear... well, that's ok! That only means it's time to take out your reality paintbrushes and start painting on purpose. If you want to know how, I can help a little... shoot me an email if you feel to, creating reality is what you are here to do.)
Creativity is the fundamental human condition. That's the beauty of our existances, and occasionally the irony of.
We are creative entities. One of the saddest things one can possibly say is heard so often, sometimes with a remorseful little laugh: "Oh, I'm just not creative."
At least, I've heard it often... given that I was always into the arts, when I'd try to tell people ANYONE can do art, anyone, all you need is a soul, I'd often see that sad expression that preceded those sad words: "I am not really creative."
I always too (at least, before "awakening") wanted to scream: 'BULLSHIT!!' when I heard that. But I figured to do so would have been a conversation killer.
The truth is, we are all creative, and we are all creating, in ever second of every minute. Do you want to see your masterpiece?
Look around. You're inside of it.
It is your life.
(If that saddens you to hear... well, that's ok! That only means it's time to take out your reality paintbrushes and start painting on purpose. If you want to know how, I can help a little... shoot me an email if you feel to, creating reality is what you are here to do.)
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August 2008 
reality is such a one-derful palette hey?
alan, honey, i confess to having said this many a time. but i now know i'm creative in my own ways. love you
And it just feels gooood to self-express! I say bless yourself by taking the time out to let it loose! Much love. sherri
Ohmsmom: yeah! it’s the best! I went from writing novels to knowing that we ARE the novels… and we are writing the story. It’s the greatest! There’s some movie I remember seeing long ago with John Candy in it that actually captured that pretty well, but I can’t remember what it was called. : ) (if any who read this know what I mean, please share the title.)
Nicole: you are very creative in your own way… and when I used to say it, I was trying to express to people that there are really only two facets to artistic creativity: the first is technique, which is as series of skills which can be learned, by anyone, as any skill can. The other is vision… and we are all gifted with that, vision and consciousness are inseparable, perhaps the same thing. But I think the reason people feel uncreative is because we’re all conditioned to feel that it is a SPECIAL thing, somehow inbred, given only to a few and not to others. I know this is not the case. Otherwise, how is it that occasionally a child’s drawing will be either taken or mistaken for a modern art masterpiece? People have taken that occasionally to mean modern art is foolish: I take it to mean that at heart, every woman and man is an artist. In fact, “Artist” to me is not a characterization (to be had by some and not others) but a road… walked by some, but seemingly not everyone. But the first and most important thing about being an artist, the only thing all artists share, is that they believe in creativity itself, and their ability to access it.
Sherri: surely you will know what this means–
COME ON AND LET IT O-OOOUTT… before you’re comatose… before your mind bends to the notes… just as you take my hand…
thanks Alan, you're absolutely right, i've always been taught it was a special thing and limited to technique. my creativity is much more visionary.