Creativity is something we tend to resist in ourselves. We grow up believing “I don’t have a creative bone in my body”, or “I am not an artist”. And with the forces of industrial civilization demanding that we do things
, we have all succumbed to what I call The Disease of Being Right. Wrong must be avoided at all costs. Such is the short leash on our creativity.
Gordon MacKenzie discusses how he used to go into elementary schools to teach students how to make sculptures from sheets of steel. When he began each class, he always started with the same question: “How many artists are in the room? Would you please raise your hands?” The pattern of response was invariable. The first graders were all in, leaping in the air, hands enthusiastically shooting for the stars. But with each successive grade, less hands were seen waving in the air like they just don’t care. MacKenzie notes, “By the time I reached sixth grade, no more than one or two (raised their hands) and then only ever-so-slightly—
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Indeed, the care-freeness of fresh young minds was, and continues to be, usurped by the pressures of the intellect, as well as fears of being judged for standing out and doing things wrong.
Picasso famously wrote, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” This is certainly true in today’s
Modern world; where time is of the essence, good grades are a must, knowledge is everything, and where the future surpasses the present moment.
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Being creative, however, is exactly what we need from kids today. And the world needs it from you as well. Because when someone is creative they are more joyful. That’s because creativity is a means of accessing and expressing our life force and natural gifts. Through creativity we tend to our authenticity, to that which wants to have a voice. It’s where we become alive, engaged and in wonder.
Creativity not only connects us to our deeper nature, but it moves us into more intimate union with all of life. In fact, they—our deeper nature and all of life—are the same thing. Going inward, as we must do on the creative path, we hear whispers and gather intuitive nudges from hidden worlds that change who we are and how we perceive life. Creativity brings this awareness increasingly alive. An inter-mingling dance between our inner life force and the forces of life consumes us further with each stroke of the brush, inspiring us, pulling us more deeply into secrets of the Great Mystery.
That is partly the purpose of artists—to thin the veil between this world and the unseen. A great musician connects you to the music of your soul. A poet helps you feel the nuance and beauty beyond the literalism of this world our eyes get deceived by. An ecstatic dancer reminds you how to be free in your body as you were when a young child, freely feeling life move you.
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Creativity does not necessarily mean you are a musician, dancer or painter. While we typically associate creativity or art with these endeavors, creativity is actually more about how you live your life—how you
How do you sit, where do you look, what do you drink, do you drink, how is your hair, where are your hands, what do you say, how do you speak?
We are always making our life up, even in mundane moments; some do it more consciously than others. But my point is that creativity begins with the assumption that, by the very nature of being human, you are a creator. You don’t have to be a deft guitarist or virtuoso with a stencil to be an artist. You are born an artist. You are born to create!
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Children know this; unafraid they are to pick up a crayon and wildly draw, to sing out loud at a dinner table in front of people they have never met before, to let loose on a dance floor as if no one is watching. They are
Where creativity is felt; not in their heads calculating their every move, wondering if something is right or wrong, killing their spirit with self-judgment, worrying if their creation will pass the test. They just jump in and begin without fear. That is until they learn that creativity should be done a certain way and has negative consequences.
Like my friend’s son, who in grade seven came home to show his parents that the tree he painted in class got a big fat F! He failed art, somehow. It was then that he decided he never wanted to do any art again. So upset he was that he even began to purposefully fail all his classes as an act of rebellion. I don’t blame him. We take something that is meant to be such a natural expression and arbitrarily judge it through our grading system.
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Interestingly, and not surprising, research suggests that children who are the most creative are less likely to garner favoritism from teachers than students who conform more to teacher/behavioral expectations. Assuming teachers, like most of us, had their creative life force sucked out of them and were stricken with the Disease of Being Right, then creativity would be unsettling. For creativity is not about conformity, but uniqueness; and, as nicely delivered by Twyla Twerp, creativity is “an act of defiance.” So in a school system where obedience, compliance and conformity reign, we can expect creativity to be seen as a threat and misbehavior.
Yet in a world where the old continues to fail us—our social, economic and political systems come to mind—, aren’t bold acts of creativity what we need? Do we not need new ideas, new ways of looking at things? Especially given that within the next two decades many believe that 40% of jobs will be automated? Doesn’t it behoove us all to, as L.R. Knost so wonderfully puts it, “grow our tiny humans into adult humans who are independent thinkers, compassionate doers, conscious questioners, radical innovators, and passionate peacemakers”? She goes on to remind us that, “Our world doesn’t need more adults who blindly serve the powerful because they’ve been trained to obey authority without question. Our world needs more adults who challenge and question and hold the powerful accountable.”
A creative mind does that. It forgoes the need to fit in for the sake of dreaming big, honoring uniqueness, and heeding the whispers of something bigger than the individual self. It says
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Stoking the fires of creativity is a process of helping you remember who you are and your gifts. You don’t need to dream up anything big; in fact, starting small may be the wisest choice. Each brush stroke, guitar string strung and letter typed will open you more to your spirit and your creative nature. Each will lead you on a path to the unexpected where aliveness waits for you.
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As stated, so many believe they don’t have a creative bone in their body. They believe they cannot draw, have two left feet, or can’t sing, when in truth, all of us can draw, dance and sing. Children don’t draw symmetrical houses, move on beat, or sing in perfect pitch, but they don’t care because they don’t believe they have to. This frees them to be present and playful and to ride the rhythms of creativity with their imagination, feelings and physicality. In this, they remain remarkably open to joy and inspiration. And isn’t this what we all long for?
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It can be incredibly hard to start a creative project. I know the magnitude of inertia that prevents me and others from beginning to write an article or book. The inertia tricks us, however. It makes us believe that we aren’t ready yet. But in truth, inertia is like first gear in a car. We must start very slow if we are to go into second, third, fourth and fifth gear. This is especially true if we haven’t much experience driving the car—if we haven’t put pen to paper for a while. What you may find, though, is that the more you commit to your creativity, the easier and quicker you move through the gears. And sometimes, you begin roaring in fifth!
Creativity can be scary if we think we need to create for others—for their approval. “What will others think?” you wonder. “Will it be good enough?” If we begin with the idea that we are making something for others we set ourselves up to avoid our paints and instrument. But if we do it just for ourselves, then we are less likely to get in our own way.
This can be difficult if we believe that it’s not okay simply to relax into our own space for a while, to self-indulge and self-care. Spirit-evasive beliefs such as,
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Despite our limiting self-concepts, creativity indeed must begin as an incredibly selfish act. You
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