Why revisit?
I’ve learned more about posting and maintaining blogs. Learned, learning more about myself and what pushes me to write and why I need more creative outlets.
Have you ever felt like you’ve been make believing, goofing off, wrong because you don’t seem to fit in with those around you? I’m talking beyond hobbyists. And I love hobbies. They can be pivotal to our relaxation and turning off the outside world. I would call my rug-hooking, simple cross-stitching, and attempts at knitting as my hobbies.
I don’t need to do these. They are enjoyments and I’m not looking to do more than what I’m doing now. I appreciate the quality and talent of those who do more…can do more. Those who see cross-stitch, knitting, crocheting through different eyes than me.
Re-reading what I wrote back in 2009, I agree and disagree with my initial thoughts. No, not everyone needs to be creative. They will have other outlets. For me, I have to create. Whether I’m writing fiction, editing, or writing to you via my blogs. I need to express myself via words. And, basically, a writer wants to be read.
I’ll even blame my dad and great-aunt Lou. I grew up hearing about their “discussions.” Great-aunt Lou would tell my dad to pick a subject, pick a side, and then they would discuss. Okay there is more to that story than what I’m sharing but I’ll leave it to those bare bones 😉
Call it something in my nature or how dad influenced me, but I love sharing ideas.
Here, I’ll talk creativity and continue to host other creative people. In the meantime, below is the original post. Thanks for sticking around.
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This is the question that plagues many of us—must we be creative? Must we have some hobby, creative or otherwise, to be a fulfilled member of society? Is there something wrong with us if all we prefer to do is look after our families and home?
Think about the pros and cons of your creativity.
Pros:
- Enjoyment
- Fulfills a need inside…I write because if I don’t I emotionally and intellectually explode. Writing is that form of my personality that has to escape.
- It either helps our income or is our income
- ts our meditation, our recharger
- New friends
- New ventures
- Keeps us mentally and emotionally sharp
Cons:
- time
- not everyone understands why we do what we do
- its not what anyone else considers creative or necessary…maybe that goes with the point above
- cost
- frustration…especially when we hit that blank wall.
- it’s not making money
I’m sure you can add your own Pros and Cons; these are just a few that have cropped up in my life over the past few years.
But, still, do we need to be creative? The simple answer is—No.
What we do need to be is happy, content, and here in the present and presence of our lives.
If this is fulfilled by taking care of your home and family, fantastic. If this is fulfilled by knitting, fantastic. If this is fulfilled by writing, fantastic. If this is fulfilled by swimming, fantastic.
If you don’t know what fulfills you, relax we’ve all been there and I know I’ve revisited that frustration and will again. Close your eyes, breath, and go do something that always needs doing (mine is dusting and killing dust bunnies) and soon enough you’ll hear your own voice then all that’s needed is to listen.