For many creative people, especially if you started making art, writings, music, or other things as a child, creativity has always been a part of you. But one interesting question to ask yourself is, “Where does creativity begin?”
I think we all have the capacity to be creative, but sometimes that trait gets trained out of us. We may not always feel encouraged to create; for example, creativity tends to fade if we grow up in an environment where getting the perfect answer for a test is more important, or if people in our lives dismiss or judge our creations. We may push away our creative side as “the real world” becomes the focus.
But one thing I’ve noticed in myself is that creativity is a part of my life I can’t let go. In one way or another, I always want to create something or use my imagination to invent new worlds and ideas. Whether it’s through writing a story or singing a song, I really love the creative process itself, whether people respond to it or not.
Even so, I did have the hope that I could share my work and publish it one day. I just wasn’t sure exactly how I would do it. I would plan things out, but I didn’t know when those plans would become a reality for sure.
