Creativity knows squalor and Creativity knows opulence. Creativity openly welcomes all beliefs and appearances. It knows people from the inside out so it easily honors what they look like from the outside in. One needs not be such-and-such height, or anything else, to ride this ride.
Creativity is Passionate and Honest. When we gain an inkling of Passion, it leads us down a trail. Courage travels in Passion’s sidecar because Passion must machete obstacles to find fuller and fuller, and truer and truer expression. Passion laughs at the specter of denial, revealing what looked real as fear hiding beneath a sheet with two eye-holes cut out. Passion yawns at this Scooby-Doo specter inevitably revealed as fraudulent, two-bit, and routine. Creativity places its demands of expression in the form of Passion.
Authentic self-expression, that is, Creativity, comprises beautiful, fulfilling lives. Fulfillment takes in water and leans towards the Sun. It is a relentless process of growth measured in moments. From Passion expressed in thought, word, and action emerges people finding the meaning of existence and making a difference. It comes in more shades than Crayola has.
To find Authenticity, Creativity invites ruthless Honesty and self-understanding. Honesty requires digging deep below what appears at the surface. It is never, never a matter of expedience, economic survival, or recognition. These always, always safely arise to varying degrees as byproducts of Creativity’s expression, however. Passion is too pure to care about celebrity and fearlessly takes subsistence for granted. Passion merely graciously endures these hoodlum cares hanging around outside its chambers.
Creativity is fragile. It often gets shoved down by the false arrogance of facts, repressed because of perceived idiosyncrasies, and lied to about not being good enough. It lies dormant through its live burial within many men and women. Its faint, covered-up presence can often be detected where there are unhealthy distortions of desire around food, the opposite (or same) sex, alcohol/drugs and unhealthy relationships with work. But just as it is fragile, it ever-so-patiently bears not a grudge awaiting resurgence, revival, resurrection. The process of its rediscovery can, however, require patience and determination.
Creativity unceasingly whispers at increasing volumes that if you are willing to make mistakes and be courageous, you can truly never “fail”. It is ultimately about uncovering the individual gift meant to be shared here on Earth. What we are truly best at is also what we truly want most to share with the world. Creativity knows what you alone know somewhere within–what is best for you. Creativity reveals itself during and after recognition of greater possibility, not before. The one demand Creativity makes is faith in its existence. It is magnificently merciful though and will carefully collaborate to eliminate doubt but much less, ignorance.
Creativity CAN flow through a broom sweeping a floor. Creativity CAN place numbers in boxes on a computer screen. Creativity CAN change one’s perspective on a subway ride. Just as it easily as it could be displaying the grace of the human form on stage. Just as easily as it could be putting brush to canvas. Just as easily as it could be the flow of rhythm and melody through fingers on string. The richness of human dignity can be lived in its fullest expression when Life is an art form.
Creativity is Passionate and Honest. It can be denied, repressed, and hidden in the name of practicality. Or it can be honored, respected, and cultivated in the name of practicality. Fulfillment IS the pinnacle of practical. Expressing deep longing and sharing gifts and talents is Creativity and it brings fulfillment. It is possible for all. If you want more Passion and Authenticity, CRE8 would love the chance to help. If you believe in your Passion and Authenticity, you are already inspiring us and we thank you. The richness of the whole relies on the beauty of each individual contribution and the variety among them. This simple idea is CRE8.
PS-I write this as a tribute to the nonprofit organization, CRE8 Foundation, for which I serve as Managing Director. We are currently in the process of unveiling a new website which should be available early next year. We will likely include Creativity offerings for adults as well as children.
