Hello dear Creative Soul,
What reaction came up when I just called you that? Did you own it, like, “Yep, that’s me!” 🙋🏾💓🎨 Or did your mind start chattering defenses and putting up blocks? 🤮❌
Denying our own innate creativity is a super common reflex among adult humans in this culture. It almost feels like the popular way to be, as though there’s some kind of clout — maybe a cool show of humility? — in rejecting this part of ourselves. It keeps us safe from, you know, joy and authenticity and scary things like that. 😉
I spent a few decades playing the “I’m not creative” game myself, but now that gig is up.
Enter: Episode 2 of the Making Soul Podcast
Note: If you are determined to stay stuck in your false “uncreativehood” and keep your art supplies in their pristine condition 😬, then you will NOT want to listen to today’s episode of the Making Soul Podcast. That’s because in it, I offer words of encouragement that I give to my art students on the first (and sometimes, every subsequent) day of class.
I also dream aloud about how inspiring and constructive a place our world could be if we each just harnessed one or two percent more of our capacity for imagination. Think of the problems we could solve! Imagine the beauty we could create! 🙌🏽
But again, DON’T LISTEN if you’re happy staying stuck in your rut. 🫠 The choice is entirely up to you. (However, today is the full 🌕 moon, a great time to release what no longer is serving you… You could just scroll back up to the top and hit the play button. 🤷🏽♂️)
If you’re a brave soul who does decide to listen, I’d love to know how my words and thoughts land with you. 🤔 Did anything shift? Do tell in the comments below, or by sending me an email.
With 💖 for our collective creative health,
-Pam
P.S. For those ready to tip-toe into the world of creative mark-making, I recommend my 68-page interactive guide, Doodle Your Way Out of Stuckness. I have about 50 copies left of the original 400, and haven’t decided whether I’ll print another run, so you might want to get yours now. 🤓📖✍🏽
The link for browsing all the artwork and other offerings in my online shop is here.
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