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Everyone is Born Creative
September 30, 2009
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
-Ann Brashares, Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
-Ann Brashares, Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
"Then when you hit puberty they take away the crayons away and replace them with dry, uninspiring books on algebra, history, etc. Being suddenly hit years later with the 'creativity bug' is just a wee voice telling you, 'I'd like my crayons back please.'
"So you've got the itch to do something. Write a screenplay, start a painting, write a book, turn your recipe for fudge brownies into a proper business, build a better mousetrap, whatever. You don't know where the itch came from, it's almost like it just arrived on your doorstep, uninvited. Until now you were quite happy holding down a real job, being a regular person.
".... That wee voice didn't show up because you decided you need more money, or need to hang out with movie stars. Your wee voice came back because your soul somehow depends on it. There's something you haven't said, something you haven't done, some light that needs to be switched on, and it needs to be taken care of. Now.
"So you have to listen to the wee voice or it will die... taking a big chunk of you along with it. They're only crayons. You didn't fear them in kindergarten, why fear them now?"
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsDenton, TX, United States
What's that saying?... "we don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!"
beaverton, Oregon, United States
I so agree about the need to find creative space in your life! Why did I not allow for that space all along? Where did my crayons go?
Remember the excitement of opening a new box of color crayons? The possibilities were endless! Time was suspended while you colored away at your master piece. I love to color! I need to create beauty. I enjoy making a new recipe , a beautiful flower arrangement or a memorable photo collection. Open up your coloring box , the opportunities are limitless!
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