As a child, you
may have yearned to play the piano professionally,
to act on Broadway, to write a Pulitzer Prize-winning
novel. Perhaps you mentioned your aspirations
to someone and were met with laughter or the assurance
that there was no money in it. You swallowed your
creative dreams and satisfied yourself with listening
to music on the radio, to reading books or watching
movies. How often have our creative selves been
swept to the sidelines, to being the observer?
We internalize the belief that we don’t
have what it takes to make it big, and of course
we don’t because we have hardly tried.
Its time to go for it. There is no proof that
you will get rich, famous, or even produce anything
worthwhile. What you do know is that ignoring
this urge to create isn’t making it go away.
More and more people are heeding the call from
within themselves to act upon their creative urges.
We have tons of ideas for stories, for songs,
for decorating or creating in our homes, gardens,
workplaces. We sense that there is something behind
this creative urge, that expressing ourselves
creatively may be the missing piece to a fulfilled
life.
Creative expression, whether through mundane
means or through art, is worth the effort. I coach
writers and creative types, and have seen the
difference in my clients’ lives when they
are expressing themselves. I have compiled a list
of benefits of expressing creativity that myself
and others have experienced. Added up, they amount
to a lot of benefits that might not make you a
lot of money, but instead can give you a richer
life. |
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