January 14, 2020 – Tuesday
What does creativity mean to you? What type of materials do you use in being creative? Is it paints, pencils, fabric, crochet or knitting, musical instruments, writing or something else? Needle, threads and fabrics is what I used for years and did some writing for personal use. My husband uses his voice and guitars, both acoustical and electric. The point is there is different was to be creative. My struggle comes in finding the passion within myself to continue being creative. Love for our chosen creativity and a passion that drives us must be there. This is what I’ve discovered when I lost complete interest in most things.
Why did I lose interest in my chosen creativity in the first place? I’m still not sure. I am wanting to do some research to see why this happens. Was it my age, and entering a new phase in life? Was it something that can normally happen to someone at any stage in life? Was it because I didn’t appreciate my creative gift and didn’t fan the flames of fire to keep it going? The most important question is how do I get it back? How do I find a real interest in something I can create again? Have I lost it forever?
My husband and three adult children and their families are all creative people. I am the one that lost interest in about anything. Just recently I have decided to start fighting to figure out what I want to do for the rest of my life. I want to know where my creative desires lay. Making lists always helps. So I’ll start there.
I
enjoy watching TV. I read a small amount
of devotional writings and am wanting to read my Bible more. I have also been trying to write in my blog
and copy them into a notebook as a journal.
I love to encourage others in their interests. I also love to pray for those I read about or
hear about in the news. I am an
introvert, but when I am with people I want to try to connect with a person one
on one.
1 comment:
I really like the questions you ask in this blog posting. Why do we lose the love to be creative? My initial thought is that God allows events that force us to readjust our thinking patterns and behaviors. Some events may allow our interests to remain...some events tear at the fabric of our being and force us to peal back a layer of our soul and discover what God has designed for us next. I am excited to see what happens with your lists!
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