Creativity in Art or in Life
For most of my life growing up, ‘being creative’ was synonymous with being good at the arts. If you didn’t show an aptitude or interest in subjects like music, dance, art, or theatre, you just weren’t seen as creative. Though, you were likely seen as sensible, since arty subjects were always seen as the direct route to an unstable career… or at least that was what we were taught.
Looking back, I now see how narrow the definition of ‘being creative’ had become. Sure, perhaps the arts are a more bold and abstract indication of creativity and freedom, but they do not encompass everything that being creative means. And when we really wake up and look around us, everything we know and love has been created or designed. Our furniture, our clothes, our houses, our technological devices…
If it hasn’t been created by a human brain or by human hands, it is part of the natural world, which of course is part of a much bigger creative power (and one we can tap into).
Developing our creative mind, our imaginative faculty, is such an important part of our growth and expansion while here on Earth. And to think that for so many people it is being stifled because of misguided beliefs surrounding what it means to be creative, is woefully sad. Every single one of us is creative. Every single one of us can imagine whatever we like, become whatever we like and believe whatever we like. Whether you have an interest in the arts or not, you are creative and you can develop your ability to imagine whatever it is that you want.
You see, it is through our imagination that we can co-create our life, and tap into the universal intelligence that thrives within us as individuals and throughout nature. It all comes down to three things- faith, free will and creativity. We have the freedom of choice to choose what it is we want to create- using our words, thoughts, visions and actions- which we can then choose to believe in and remain faithful to until they come to pass. It is a different kind of work to persist in our belief of ourselves and our vision, but it is so worth-it. It gives us a chance to take hold of the reins of our own destiny and gently steer us back onto our divine path.
You might be wondering if an artistically creative person may be better prepared to take on a mindset transformation like this, and I would say no, not necessarily. Of course, it would depend on the person, and perhaps I could imagine that they may be more open to these slightly more unconventional concepts, but as someone who studied the arts I can tell you, limiting beliefs are everywhere. And they run deep in the arts, with the varying industry pressures and uncultivated self esteem of the talented individuals. But we can break free from these mental chains that bind us, and set ourselves free to pursue interests and create art and ideas that more directly align with our personal aspirations.
