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These thoughts are dangerous. They can suck the life out of our creativity. That is why it is important to learn to be present and appreciate the process and not just the outcome.

Once upon a time, there was a powerful being, one who had the power to do, well, anything he wanted. His freedom was absolute and perfect. Nothing could hold him back, not even physical laws. His only restraint was his own integrity and commitment to goodness. His only problem was that he was alone. He wanted someone to enjoy his freedom and power with… The power of story.

I recently had an amazing experience with nature and creativity. It was one of those moments where your theory or hypothesis proves to be true.

I have a problem, well, I’m not sure it’s a problem, but it scares me at times. I tend to make something, be it a song or a poem I wrote or a painting, or whatever, and I’m get so proud of myself, and I’m so in love with my first attempts to create, and I’m so excited I want to show the whole world what I’ve done. I feel like a little kid who scribbles some almost circles and lines on a piece of paper and runs to his mom screaming, “Mommy, Mommy! Look! It’s you!”

As I told stories and played the song, people cried and applauded and thanked me for bringing them hope. I’m now looking to put together a team of artists, musicians and actors to go back to these communities to share hope through our art and bring beauty to their ashes.
Upon arriving home, I was inspired to write the following.

It is extremely frustrating to get creatively blocked. Sometimes we might describe it as being clogged up, and other times we would say we are dried up. Which ever the case, it is dangerous to stay there. Fortunately, there are some techniques that help us figure out what is going on inside and enable us to let the creativity flow again.

This morning, the light turned on and I jumped out of bed beaming with an idea. I grabbed my box of paints, bag of brushes, and a couple of plastic bottles cut off mid-way to fill with water. I spread my materials and utensils out on the table and, with a pencil in hand, I …

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What are your fears about creativity? Here are a few of mine: I’m not skilled enough or I don’t have enough experience. It isn’t marketable. It’s not original enough. It’s too original and people won’t understand it. These are just a few of the fears we face, especially emerging artists, but even well experienced artists seeking to innovate and explore deeper into their creativity. So, how do we deal with these fears?

As artists or creators, it is an amazing feeling to take an idea out of your head and watch it come time life. Sometimes it feels like our creations have lives of their own. They go where they want and take us along. I can only imagine that this is what the Creator felt when he created us.

Dear Bolivia,
You are beautiful, radiant, full of life and positive energy, ready to infect the world with creativity and awe. Though it seems that you still don’t see yourself as I do.