We ALL are creatives.

I realize that this is a bold statement that many people would counter and say is inaccurate. “ I don’t have a creative bone in my body” is a phrase that simultaneously fills me with frustration as well as pity. As humans, our natural state is creativity. Don’t believe me? Take a look around you. Our communities, our infrastructure, our homes, our families, our everyday items are all products of creative thinking. Even taking nature into account ( or If you believe in the divine source of all that is) you know that creativity is the first state.

I think that where many people get stuck is they think of creativity as something other than what it is: In my humble opinion creativity is the desire to ask and answer a question… often “how” but it could also be “why”. Maybe you don’t have that burning desire to ask how or why- that still doesn’t mean you don’t have creativity. Because it was born into you, you can’t separate from it, it will manifest in a different way. Maybe your creative kick is making the perfect cup of coffee… or working on your golf game, or planting a garden. Maybe it was in naming your children. You don’t have to paint a masterpiece or paint at all for that manner to embrace your creative spirit. Once you give yourself permission to recognize the creative sparks in you that might be other than how you pictured, your give yourself permission to celebrate the creativity that flows through each of us. Who knows, you may find yourself making something you never thought you could….