Creativity is an interesting word that is most difficult to
define. We normally think of it with regard to music, art
and writing. However, I believe that creativity is part of our
everyday life. The simplest examples of this are dreams. These
inventions of our subconscious minds release our most creative
thoughts, while we are in a state of rest, during which our minds are
free to wander and stray from reality into the land of fantasy. This can
only happen within the concept of creativity, which many individuals
will deny is one of their talents. However, the truth is that we all have
some creative spark. It is just that not all people allow and encourage
those sparks to grow into fully raging fires. Anyone who has ever gone
about his or her regular activities, striving to make things right or better,
is exercising the creativity that is naturally within them. Artists,
musicians and writers share the similar urges to combine their life
experiences, so as to take the ordinary and alter it in some way to make
it more meaningful. In doing so, they are creating, just as surely as a
sculptor with a chisel and a chunk of stone is. We all live every day with
original thoughts, yet only a few of us have the drive to turn them into
something out of the norm. It is relatively easy to release your creativity
by connecting things that seem unconnected. Many of our greatest
inventions are the result of someone seeking to accomplish
something by experimentation and then discovering that it has a
different application than they originally intended.
I am never amazed when I meet someone who has shown great creativity
after a seemingly mundane life. Once released from the necessity
of making a living, their creative juices begin to flow and great
things happen, as a result of their many years of life experiences and
observations. I do, however, stand in awe of those who, at the very early
stages of their lives, dream of what could be done if only someone tried.
We are living in an age like no other in history, where innovation
is both encouraged and handsomely rewarded. The entire world of
computers and other high-tech developments have steadily increased over
the past ten years at a pace that far exceeds previous centuries. Today,
there are more art works, musical pieces, literary works, inventions and
other creative visions than there have ever been. That is why I encourage
each of you to look inside yourself and find that element of all mankind
that allows you to do something creative. It is not explainable; but I
know that within every soul, there is an undiscovered thought waiting
to break out that will make each person happier and more confident. So,
don’t hold back; let your imagination guide you as you seek your own
muse and release the ability you have to write a poem, bake a cookie, or
create the next iPhone app. You can do it if you try.
I’m not myself today and everybody has noticed the improvement 53