Okay, everybody listen up, this post is for those of you that have ever created anything and those that wish you could be creative.
I know that many of you just do not believe you have it in you to create anything worth while so if that describes you, hang around a minute and don't turn me off. Throughout my life I've heard several people say "I can't do anything, but I wish I could be creative like so and so, I just have no talent at all". Others seem to have it all and we admire their creativity! Great painters, accomplished musicians, entertainers, writers, politicians (?), preachers, teachers, photographers, and on and on the list goes of those that we stand in awe of their abilities and talents.
On the other hand, maybe you're like me in that there is something inside of you, something that yearns and pulls at you from deep down inside that is almost like an obsession; you have to create or attempt to create something or your feel sort-of dead! I admit it, I have such an obsession to create something, anything. that I can get a little depressed with life when I'm not involved in my own little creations. I guess that the process of creating takes my mind off the days problems and gives me a release from the stress of it all. Usually for me the process is either through pictures or words or both, and even through creating a discussion on networking sites like Facebook or this blog. Of course many do it better, but my creation is just that...it's mine whether good or bad.
If you're one that likes to be creative, do you ever get the feeling that some look at what your doing as a waste of time? Some really look at you like you're a dreamer, or that you're unrealistic about life, and that you need to get with the program (Boy I heard that one in the military bunches of times! "Godfrey...You better get with the program...now!" It never really worked too well so they took back my stripes...mean people! ).
People seem to believe that creativity is fine for those that have extreme talent, but for us everyday people we just need to get up early, go to work, get paid to feed our families and pay bills, go home, sit like a zombie for four or five hours of TV watching as we do nothing else, and then go to bed! Then for some of us we may go to church at least occasionally. Oh yeah, finally we get sick and die leaving little to nothing tangible or even intangible in the way of a heritage, or legacy, or impact on this life! One or two generations later we are mostly forgotten. Depressing huh? If you do not believe me in that scenario then right now I want you to name your great grandparents on both parents side! You see how we forget so quickly.
However, most of us do create some things and we do not even realize it. Have you ever planted a flower or made a flower garden of any size ? Ever built a deck or a porch? Have you ever made up a story to tell your children or grandchildren for the fun of it? Made a quilt, made up a song, strummed a few cords on the guitar or piano, put together special traditions for your family to remember, made a speech, spent special times with your family, had children, trained a dog? (Cats are so dumb! Okay I apologize to cat lovers. Here kitty...sit up, roll over, shake hands...uh huh?)
My point is that everyone creates something during their lives from planting, building, to memories so why not spend more time creating than you do sitting in front of the TV tube or at the office? As for TV, It amazes me that we are so satisfied watching people do "Play-Like". Did you ever do Play-Like when you was a child? My friends and I used to say "Come on...lets play-like we are soldiers, or maybe cowboys" and I'll bet many of you did too. The TV and movie people are getting paid enormous amounts of money to "Play-Like" they are something or someone else and we are so numbed down by what we see that we find ourselves believing it and almost worship those people.
When you get older you usually know more than when you were young because of life's experiences, but now no one really wants to hear it. You're out of date, old fogies, and not with it...I guess I felt the same a few years back. But now, I wish I had asked my elders more. I wish I could go back and spend more time creating instead of dead-heading my life away. I would create more memories with each of my children and my wife instead of everything being about my goals and plans. I would try to write more, sing more, read more, learn more, take more pictures and learn the craft better. I'd definitely not take Hollywood serious at all! I would look for the crossed fingers when politicians make promises. After all, except for the life and love you create what else really counts? Money, fame, power are all about me and what I want. What I do and create for others and for my God will be the only things that will last. Besides God created creativity; "In the beginning...God created..." Genesis 1:1 and he still is in the process of creating in this universe so you and I are in great company!
Now go create something today that will last and "make an impact on someone else for the better. You'll be much happier and fufilled when you do. As Forest Gump says "That's all I have got to say about that."
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