Blessings From Art

When I say art, I don’t just mean painting. Artistic people are a blessing to themselves. Although it can be extremely frustrating. Creative people know there is something special or maybe even a bit magical going on when they create. The feelings are real, but difficult to share. Other creative people can easily chat it up with other creative people. They quickly discover there really is no vocabulary in any language that can truly delve into the mind, heart or expressions, that pour into the creation of any type of art. Writing, painting, sculpting, composing music, crafting: you name it, even earning money can be a very creative endeavor. You can witness creativity virtually every minute of every day. It’s visual, it’s audible, and it even has a good time triggering the sense of smell. A fresh loaf of bread, making it, smelling it, and deciding what to spread onto it- is an exciting creative process. Bread making, and eating, happens to be one of those creative things that we can all participate in. You don’t even have to be a high-powered social media food blogger to make this creative expression happen.

I believe it was Robert Frost who once said: “I have a mind and I recognize one when I see one.” I suggest the same can be said about creativity and the aura people with this gift emanate. This aura is often wrapped in loads of self doubt and this to; seems to find its pesky way into creative people’s…