11/23/19

Creatives need to create. Creatives who don’t pull whatever it is that lives in their brain out into reality will live with a constant little itch in the back of their head until the idea is brought out into physical existence.

That was a really wordy way to say that lack of creation is related to anxiety or something. I feel like I ramble about this often, but it is often that people spend so much time creating for other people’s visions that they lose their own creative juice. Creativity comes in bursts. And whenever it comes, one better be ready to ride it and put that into existence.

So if a creator ain’t creating, their probably somewhat anxious or going crazy inside, or maybe shut down. This is a slippery slope and so is the opposite aka the creating creator. Let me explain. I’m starting to the the “law of attraction” has some truth to it. One that is anxious will not attract people to work with. Negative thoughts tend to spawn more negative thoughts. Negativity will reflect in one’s posture and their way of being. Nobody wants to work with someone who is down in the dumps or just plain not happy.

However, the same slippery slope is true for the active creator. They are pulling their ideas and putting them into existence. This gives them energy and life. This life reflects in how they carry themselves. This energy and aura about them will attract other like minded creative people which can provide more means to creating and perhaps elevating your game or social status.

I know from experience that it can be a mild form of torture when you are not living up to your potential and not creating. It’s so hard sometimes because when I get into a rut, I start to judge my every thought. Art is art. Great art is not made just for people to see, it just is. A creator needs to realize this. I need to realize this. And when ideas pop into my head, I need to lose the judgement and use whatever resources I have to put the vision into existence to the greatest of my ability. And that is all. After it is made, let it go.

Social media and all of these platforms we have now is so great for the artist to expose their work. The beautiful part about it is that it’s perhaps easier to monetize now than it ever has been. I also think it’s gotta be easier for the artist to get into their own heads now than it used to be. It can be so toxic to compare art. It’s toxic to compare anything really. One can derive inspiration from things, but when the inspiration turns into jealousy it’s just straight up toxic.

We are judged today by our creative output, not our job status these days. Which is beautiful. And weird. Anyways. I’m pretty sure this was my least best punctuated post ever, but wat to the ever. Peace.