the thing about creativity.

along the pier, newport
okay.
its like this.
you dont have to necessarily make this gigantic huge step ~ like quitting your job and opening your own art studio TODAY.. you can do it your own way, in your own time. taking one little wee step. as small as smelling a box of crayola crayons so you can remember how excited you were when you were 6 and it was time for art.
another thing.
creativity is not restricted to painters, writers, musicians, crafters, photographers... its so much more. and its so about your own thumbprint.
the way you arranged those daisies in the vase, the striped knee socks you wear with that skirt, the way your words can calm him down ~
all of that is creativity. and all of that is art.
oh yeah.
sometimes the shit just doesnt flow. and rarely can it be forced.
its no big deal. it just may be that your senses are needing some juice, so feed them with what they love. and by the way, the world will not stop if you need to call the day a wash... your worth and value is simply not based on what you produce. it isnt. (thats a really good one to learn)
listen, at one time or another, we have all thought we weren't good enough...
but at some point you have to make the choice ~ either you can stay frozen in this fear for another 40 years, or you can get on with your life and begin to learn that all that matters is you giving your soul a chance to swim in what it is curious about, and what it loves,.....and there is no rating or grade given to soul work.
scared? i understand. you feel vulnerable and exposed. what if what you reveal makes others not like you or think differently of you? im not sure about you, but i have never once thought poorly of someone for making art. i have never once thought "boy, you are a FREAK and you SUCK because of the way you latch-hooked that rug." and besides,
ill tell you what is 1000 times worse than feeling vulnerable,
it is keeping all of those things sealed up inside you so they never see the light of day, and never giving your beautiful spirit a chance to speak up,
and forbidding your life from exploring something.
you have absolutely nothing to lose by opening a box of crayons.
by taking pen to the paper. by trying a new recipe.
nothing.
and you have everything to gain. you would be surprised what
feeding your creative self can do to a girl. :)
(did i mention S.A.W.???)