where the wild things are

in our society we stifle creativity. we say "chose a career where you can find a steady job." "good luck working in a creative field."

why? is it too much to ask of ourselves as humans to actively encourage the creativity of ourselves and of others? 

more often than not, when i hear a child making noise in public i recognize the yelps, monster noises, and loud laughter as a naturally imaginative mind coming to life through a small vessel. 

the next thing i hear is an adult who has thrown their imaginative mind to the wayside as their body has gotten bigger shush the child and ultimately shush the creative impulse that runs deep in all of us. 

what i have been conditioned to believe is annoying, has slowly become beautiful as the past year has gone by. hearing children play and express their trues selves has become one of my favorite ways to indulge in eavesdropping/people watching. 

and while the adults around them choose to give the children negative energy by diminishing the beautiful, creative mind of the human in front of them, i choose to send these children all the positive energy i can muster at that point in time.

annoying? maybe. loud? certainly. creative? indeed. 

"We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today."

~Stacia Tauscher

 

"There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child.  There are seven million."  ~Walt Streightiff

far too often when i was young, i was told to be quiet,  sit still, and to 'CHILL OUT'. 

i always thought...isn't that what old people do? i always felt like my creativity was being stifled and as a result i find myself lacking in confidence to show my creative abilities to the world now, as a young adult. we shouldn't operate this way as a society. we should be empowering children to follow their heart's passion so that when those children become adults, they continue to encourage and support one another. there's a place for everyone to put into action their passion and creativity. it's our responsibility to our brothers and sisters to nurture each other's passion and creativity no matter how silly it may seem. 

these are just some thoughts i've been having recently and wanted to share. 

 

there is a great TED talk that elizabeth gilbert, the author of "eat, pray, love"; where she speaks about nurturing creativity rather than discouraging it.