Finding Creativity
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One thing I’m often asked in one way or another, is where my creativity comes from. Aside from talent being God-given, you must be willing to do your part in the creative process. You must be willing to look like a fool, and there’s plenty of evidence of my willingness for that around here! Creativity isn’t found in the center of our comfort zone. It lives beyond the edge. You must be willing to step out of your protective shell to embrace your creative side. That’s where the magic is at. When I first started writing my poetry, that was stepping out of my comfort zone. When I added columns that displayed my artwork, that was way out of my comfort zone. After all, I’ve always been somewhat quiet and introspective, who was I to write about life? I am somebody, I decided, and totally smashed the boundaries of my personal comfort zone. We are naturally unwilling to leave our protective shell to become truly creative. To go into the wilderness of our own unknown is risk taking. It is contrary to our nature because we are intentionally doing things we aren’t quite sure of, and our nature tells us to stay in our protected area where it’s safe, where we won’t be riduculed or laughed at. But guess what? Stepping out of your comfort zone opens whole new worlds. I’m no longer introverted, perhaps to a few folks dismay Step out of your protective shell and what you’ll discover will be exciting and enlightening. What you’ll discover will be Yourself. Not the you that others taught you to be, or that you evolved into. Not the you that you or others think you should be. But just you, creative and wonderful you. You may not be a fool, but you must be willing. As Tennyson once wrote: The shell must break before the bird can fly.