Creativity
“Creating one thing at a certain point in the river feeds those who come to the river, feeds creatures far downstream, yet others in the deep. Creativity is not a solitary movement. That is its power. Whatever is touched by it, whoever hears it, sees it, senses it, knows it, is fed. That is why beholding someone else’s creative word, image, idea, fills us up, inspires us to our own creative work. A single creative act has the potential to feed a continent. One creative act can cause a torrent to break through stone.”
I always disagree when people say, "Oh, I'm not creative". Yes, yes you are.
It's your idea of what creativity means that is a little skewed. Creativity is not just for the painters and the illustrators and the poets. That is one outlet, yes, but it's also in the way you care for your child, the way you solve business problems, that thank you letter you sent, how you braided your hair. To name a very few.
That is what lights me up about creativity. There is no chosen few. There are so many things in this world that feel limiting, negative, and impossible to improve, but creativity is for everyone.
It's limitless. It's a natural talent. It's your birthright.
It's Río Abajo Río, the river beneath the river, in you that will change the very forces in this world that feel limiting, negative, and impossible to improve.
What is your creativity? There are no wrong answers (except "I don't know" & "nothing").
