Yep. You're creative. I'm creative. We as a whole are creative beings. No, no, I don't have it wrong. I don't care if you can't even draw stick people. It doesn't matter to me if you don't know the difference between a C# and D note. I don't care if you don't know what a serif font is versus a sans-serif(but for the record this is a serif font) You are creative. The core of you was created with light by a Creative being. You were made in His image. Therefore, You're creative.
Sure, you might hide it well. But, maybe that's because you've been taught some things that you need to unlearn. For example, how many of you won't draw or color or paint anymore because you're scared it won't turn out pretty? That you might not be good at it? It's time to revert back to our 4 year old mentality when we knew we were the next Picasso and proudly showed our artwork to anyone and everyone who would look. Why? Because we loved the process. We knew we had fun making it.
Maybe, we've been working with the wrong definition and idea of creativity. Maybe creativity has become associated with something intimidating to you. Maybe people who aren't hipsters, coffee fiend , and professional artists...are creative. Maybe...an engineer is incredibly creative. Maybe we've confused artistic ability with innate creativity. Maybe...a teacher who can manage a classroom and keep 20 children active and learning...is creative in ways Picasso never was.
Here's the crazy part, God created everything we needed...in the beginning. In that creation he created space for his creative creation to continue creating. Everything that has ever been made or done since then...has been only possibly because of the creative supplies he has given us. Talk about CREATIVE.
I challenge you today, to embrace the truth. Embrace the fact that you are creative. Find out what that means for you. It doesn't matter if you don't feel like you are. I've learned sometimes we can become so convinced of a weak lie it becomes a truth we're sure of. And I promise, you have the ability to be creative. You have the ability to bring order to chaos. God wouldn't place his creation in the hands of beings who were anything but creative.
Work through it. Start taking steps to be creative. I discovered that I had hindered my own creativity by being sure that I couldn't do it. I knew I wasn't going to be able to come up with a good idea, I put pressure on myself for it to be perfect. And sure enough, I stole from myself any creativity...as a man thinks so he is. As I didn't value myself...I was unable to value anything that I came up with, sure it wasn't good enough.
Be who you were made to be. Creative. Whatever that looks like. Redefine creativity.
If you need some help with this...and would like to get out of your box, grab some paper and start doodling, without an end result in mind. STOP TRYING. Enjoy the process. Color and don't worry about staying in the lines, scribble for the heck of it. And...if you feel a deeper block, as you read my words, and hear voices or thoughts telling you...sure this is for everyone else but not me. I'm not creative. Then...there might be something deeper going on. Like, maybe you don't value yourself the way that God does. I learned that was my biggest block. Ask God what's going on...(and then give him time and space to show you). Because, of course...if we don't value the creator why would we value the creation?
So, without further ado...don't be scared to make a mess, go outside the lines, jump out of the box, and come up with a few crazy ideas as you embrace the reality of who we are. (Maybe read Genesis with new eyes)
For those of you out there experiencing a creative block, you should probably check out this unconventional book I discovered last week that kinda made my week THAT much better (I promise...you haven't seen a book like this before). Just looking at it...made me realize how much I get stuck in trying to create the RIGHT thing instead of just creating!!! Why do we take ourselves so seriously? This book invites you to crumple pages, draw pictures with just tape, scribble, draw blindfolded, etc. $8-$14
Sure, you might hide it well. But, maybe that's because you've been taught some things that you need to unlearn. For example, how many of you won't draw or color or paint anymore because you're scared it won't turn out pretty? That you might not be good at it? It's time to revert back to our 4 year old mentality when we knew we were the next Picasso and proudly showed our artwork to anyone and everyone who would look. Why? Because we loved the process. We knew we had fun making it.
Maybe, we've been working with the wrong definition and idea of creativity. Maybe creativity has become associated with something intimidating to you. Maybe people who aren't hipsters, coffee fiend , and professional artists...are creative. Maybe...an engineer is incredibly creative. Maybe we've confused artistic ability with innate creativity. Maybe...a teacher who can manage a classroom and keep 20 children active and learning...is creative in ways Picasso never was.
Here's the crazy part, God created everything we needed...in the beginning. In that creation he created space for his creative creation to continue creating. Everything that has ever been made or done since then...has been only possibly because of the creative supplies he has given us. Talk about CREATIVE.
I challenge you today, to embrace the truth. Embrace the fact that you are creative. Find out what that means for you. It doesn't matter if you don't feel like you are. I've learned sometimes we can become so convinced of a weak lie it becomes a truth we're sure of. And I promise, you have the ability to be creative. You have the ability to bring order to chaos. God wouldn't place his creation in the hands of beings who were anything but creative.
Work through it. Start taking steps to be creative. I discovered that I had hindered my own creativity by being sure that I couldn't do it. I knew I wasn't going to be able to come up with a good idea, I put pressure on myself for it to be perfect. And sure enough, I stole from myself any creativity...as a man thinks so he is. As I didn't value myself...I was unable to value anything that I came up with, sure it wasn't good enough.
Be who you were made to be. Creative. Whatever that looks like. Redefine creativity.
If you need some help with this...and would like to get out of your box, grab some paper and start doodling, without an end result in mind. STOP TRYING. Enjoy the process. Color and don't worry about staying in the lines, scribble for the heck of it. And...if you feel a deeper block, as you read my words, and hear voices or thoughts telling you...sure this is for everyone else but not me. I'm not creative. Then...there might be something deeper going on. Like, maybe you don't value yourself the way that God does. I learned that was my biggest block. Ask God what's going on...(and then give him time and space to show you). Because, of course...if we don't value the creator why would we value the creation?
So, without further ado...don't be scared to make a mess, go outside the lines, jump out of the box, and come up with a few crazy ideas as you embrace the reality of who we are. (Maybe read Genesis with new eyes)
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"Mess" Keri Smith
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