This is so true! I painted in college and graduated with a BFA but abandoned painting for 30 years to work a real job and then raise children. Everyone on my husband’s side of the family was always berating me for being “unhappy.” Then I started painting again during the pandemic and haven’t looked back. I finally had fulfillment and intellectual stimulation in my life again.
Same here, currently 50... but although I never totally lost my contact with creativity.l, I had huge chunks of my life without it.... Creativity is the struggle to give meaning to life. All the other things you pursue are temporary, wealth, success materially, kids grow up, move out, creativity taps into something that we've been tapping into since the first cave paintings. Also creativity can mean anything, you can bring it into your life in many ways...
I‘lol be 30 this year (2025), and I graduated with a Bachelors Degree in 2018, I majored in painting. I struggled to find work after graduation, I went to two temp agencies, was told that my degree was, “worth less than a GED”, by two recruiters at separate agencies, and I got laughed out of a group interview in a mattress factory once the interview learned I had an art degree. Those experiences and the lack of direction killed my creative drive. I’ve been cleaning toilets every night at a factory since 2019. I haven’t painted in years, there just didn’t seem to be any point. Most days I feel like my life imploded or that I never really got the career guidance I needed in college.
I ignored my creative side for many years, but after turning 50, I began embracing it more than ever. Since then, I’ve discovered a new sense of freedom. While I regret the years of stagnation, I’m deeply grateful for where I am now.
Whenever people tell me I should be more creative it feels like a pressure just like when they tell me to be more career focused. There are only so many responsibilities one can handle. They assume you’re suppressed and will go to the grave with regrets about wasted potential. That’s what our society reenforces all the time. Honestly, I think it’s enough to be kind. I’m utterly satisfied practicing meditation and doing my simple minimum wage job.if I want to be creative I will, if not that’s ok. We are always being told to chase dreams or else we’ll die unfulfilled but how many people are running after dreams of creativity, careers etc and who are extremely unfulfilled? But our society doesn’t want us to question these things. Stepping out of the game and ignoring these pressures can be utterly liberating. Be creative if you want but living a good life, simple life is all that matters.
Creativity comes from inside of you. It's like your other half. Not when other people tell you to be creative, that just doesn't work. When you feel creativity inside waiting to come out it feels exactly like explained in the video.
Exactly, there shouldn't be any pressure to create. And I don't like when people say "do this, do that because you will regret!" This is operating from the point of guilt. I feel so guilty of not doing something so i will do this to not regret. This is bad mindset. I like to remind myself that I literally don't need to do anything, I just can If I want to....
Do you consider meditation not creative? Or cooking? Or conversation? It's not just about media, learning to be kind requires imagination and creativity. "What does this feel like for someone else? How can I remind myself in the moment to be present and not prejudge a person or situation?" I'm down with not adding pressure, but, if we suppose that what OP says is true, it's kind of like exercise, there are unpleasant consequences for not doing it. Take care, :)
I really appreciate your message, thank you! At 53 I just quit my job to be an artist. I was so depressed, not honoring my creativity but now I’m feeling so aligned with my true purpose. 🎉 new subscriber here
Congratulations on turning a new page! I want to give you encouragement and prayers for your success. I come from a family of artists so this is near to my heart. God is ultimately creative and created us in His image. So, we must create, it’s what we do as humans. Cheers!
At 54 I'm taking steps towards gradually cutting down the hours at my day job to allow space for my inner artist to evolve. I'm inspired by others and hope to become one who inspires.
I have had people tell me “no! Focus on career, ignore those frivolous things like art and passion and hobbies!” My dudes…. Ever since I said “eff that, I’m doing what I want,” I HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH BETTER AT MY CAREER BECAUSE I AM FULL OF PASSION AND STIMULATION Also, I had a therapist - A THERAPIST - who was so disappointed in me when I told him how I’ve inspired so many younger people to be their true selves. He said I’m wasting time and being irresponsible by impressing younger people and by “not focusing on my career”
Wow dude, first of all I’m sorry that you had the wrong therapist. Because as a therapist myself I would never offer that kind of advice, in fact thats not what we are supposed to do. We are to help our clients build their own healthy and empowering evidence to establish a path towards their own fulfillment. Second, Im so inspired by your commitment to finding what truly works for you. Keep at it!
@ thanks you! Yeah… I’m not sure how I had several bad therapists like that, nor am I sure how they were able to stay in practice… I guess because I was so vulnerable, I didn’t have the strength to question it But anyways good to know I have inspired you!!!
I once had a therapist tell me I wasn’t depressed because I made jokes. Apparently he’s never heard of Robin Williams or pretty much every stand up comedian to exist 😂
Nice message. Many of us won’t be heard or seen, even while sharing our art with the world. But I feel this shouldn’t deter you, lately I’ve been creating art for the sake of mastery more so than the idea of making any meaningful contribution to the world. I’m competing against every form of media ever created. Sometimes even family and friends want nothing to do with one’s art.
I congratulate you on your strength and finding value in the process. You can place art in public spaces on a guerrilla basis. Stick it to an ugly wall, hang it on a branch in the park, etc., you know what I mean. It gives you joy that you can brighten someone's day with a piece of art. In my ugly neighborhood, someone painted slogans on trash cans like "you are worthy". I once made mini installations in places where people would meet them, then I thought it was childish and now I'm trying to regain that value
Love all three of these comments! Thanks strangers. You all brightened my mood. The process is never ending and that’s just fine by me. I love the moment when a song is finally coming together and taking form, there will maybe a couple of hairs on the back of your neck that start dancing about. Or the feeling you get when you are completely dialled in and you can’t miss and you don’t even know how it’s happening. Aka the zone. Neither of these moments come easily or without discipline and that’s also fine by me. They’re precious moments regardless of who bears witness. There’s no ego involved. Sometimes in those moments I hardly feel in control. All the cliches seem true. But I will continue to shine my light but you’ll probably never see it unless you’re looking for it. And that’s just fine too. I’m normally not this cheesy but this topic goes to the core of the principles of what constitutes a life well lived, the whole self actualization bit. I appreciate this topic, especially when it’s never been easier to get so distracted and to live by someone else’s idea of success.
This is so insightful and so true. I am a journalist and a writer and I promised myself that I would not write at all over the festive period. I held out less than 36 hours. It is beyond my control. When the words bubble up, they have to go somewhere.
For the last couple of months my creativity has been buried under a dark layer of grief, it tells me my creativity doesn't matter in this ugly, broken world. Thank you for the encouragement to push past the discouragement, I will do my best.
You and your creativity matter in this world! 👍 I’m sorry for the burden of your grief, and I pray that expressing yourself creatively helps you navigate your way through it 🙏
I would say the world is not broken. It is the result of unprocessed pain, trauma and fear, in each and every human. All the humans, the one’s seeking power too. So feel your feelings, feel your fear, welcome it, have some tea or coffee with it, ask it what it needs, and make your art. I always hope that when I take my own fear, trauma, etc, seriously and I make space for this, this will add to the collective consciousness, and it might inspire other people. If we want healing on a large scale somebody/some people needs to start the healing practices :)
@@skippy7208 Thank you sincerely for taking a moment to offer kind encouragement to a fellow creative, it means a lot! I'm doing a bit better, I'm trying to focus more on the joy of making and feeling gratitude for what I can accomplish.
@@galaxygirl9630 Fascinating advice, the feelings have been very overwhelming, but I will try putting the kettle on and see if I can sort out what they want over a cup of tea. Thank you for taking the time to try to help, I genuinely appreciate it.❤🩹
Big hugs 💛💛 moving through the grief process is so challenging and different for everyone one. It’s ok if you’re not feeling your usual creative self. Take time for yourself. I felt so sad and not creative in my usual ways after my dad passed, but I started exploring other ways to express my grief, and love for my dad in creative ways. It will happen when you’re ready. Take good care ❤
UA-cam just spilled me that video… and it seems to come at the very right moment. Your words are like a call to me. Empowering. Thank you so much for SHARING this by making such a great video. Important things said in a few minutes. Be blessed!🙏🏼😊🙋🏻♂️
As a former kid who made a million of views off films but was b*llied from the internet and made a promise to not return. Sharing is the most painful and hardest part. Plus, going to art school only to learn i have a disability that stops me from creating high quality stuff has been discouraging, so thank you for lifting me up!
I have to take issue with the idea of a disability that keeps you from creating high quality material. Quality and beauty in at are synonyms. They are subjective. There are materializes that have sold for millions created with house paint, don't limit yourself to the limitations you were handed.
What a great discovery this video was. Thank you for this invaluable message. You've said exactly what I needed to hear, exactly at the right time. Probably the greatest pushback to my need to create has been from my partner and some members of my family. People who dont share that drive simply can't comprehend what it's about.
Thank you! Ever since I was a child I would wake up and have this hunger to make something. Mostly it was a big mess, lol but I was blessed with parents who encouraged and cheered me on and celebrated with me. As an adult I HAVE to do something creative every day or I start to feel sad. I think it’s our soul’s way of receiving nourishment. Remember it’s super important to encourage each other as well ❤ I’m so loving the points you brought up, I’ve written down in my journal to remind myself. Beautiful photos! Nature is my favourite 🎉
For 33.5 years I've trudged the path of sobriety, and too many times wondered of my purpose is @ 72 yo. You sir, reminded me of MY creativity that I have neglected and have need to express. Thank You
I walked away from painting a year ago I was under a lot of stress and lost the motivation to paint. My paints have been sitting in a drawer and my unused canvases are buried in a closet. Lately I have been getting the urge to paint but I keep making excuses. I did go back to drawing which is my first love and that is wonderful but now I must go back to painting and I’m just gonna do it. Your videos have been inspiring and I thank you
I've always been creative. My problem is that I took on bigger and bigger projects and needed help to get them done. Finding people that could see my visions was hard. I loved what I did, but my projects out grew my ability to get them done by myself. Now that I'm retired my creativity has taken a new path which I'm really enjoying because I'm keeping it small and only do things I want to do. In the last few months I've lost some good friends through death. Being able to create things has kept me sane. I can't imagine living a life not creating.
Thank you so much. A responsibility… I love that you chose that word specifically. All of my worst interjects just melted away, like “what a world…what a world”. Heretofore an oxymoron We hereby decree Time, permission, resolute decision To raise, to rear Exhalt the fear Foster creativity creativity
This is so important for people to hear, ive said things for years but am so often cried down or ignored. Thank you for sharing this video, we are all here through the mastermind of creative spirit. God Bless 🙏🏻💖
Thanks; sometimes the business of life almost makes you forget. I'm pretty surprised at the amount of subs you have; the production level on this vid is so good. Got goosebumps during your conclusion.
We sold everything to travel full time in an rv 5 years ago and became youtubers, which is much more creative than our previous occupations. It is more satisfying being creative, but lets face it, it is hard to make a living and be creative. We did this after we raised our kids where we didnt have the pressure to make a lot of money. It easier for people our age, im 60, to choose to be creative, it hard for young people who are just trying to pay the bills. But I love this conversation about creativity, Larry.
Thank you - yes - that is what calls us and without knowing it, without celebrating it - then we are somewhat lost as to what to do w that energy - yes to sharing it! Thank you!! I’m recently sober - your talk stirs me in a fabulous way, yay! This is helpful friend, bless you ✨🩵✨
Thank you and feeling grateful for coming across this on Jan 1st. I feel the call to come out of the creative closet more and doubts linger to hold back that which wants to come out. I'll speak it here (as I believe speaking it out helps it come to the surface): I have had a desire to create a film/movie for a long time and it's still bubbling, so I am committing myself to what wants to be birthed thru me. No more holding back. 🙏🏾
Thank you, your message finds me when this yearning is so strong and my true creativity is bubbling back up inside after 20 years of professional graphic design work, feeling stifled for most of it as a client and employer pleaser. 💚🙏
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I really needed to hear this. Thank you. Also, I don't know if it's just the low lighting inside with the over exposed fog outside with the greenery, but that view through your windows from my perspective is hauntingly beautiful.
Thank you, really glad it resonated with you. I vacation in the Redwoods every year around this time - I agree, the fog is always hauntingly beautiful.
I love just being in the zone of creating. It's like the best and cheapest form of therapy and you get something at the end of it. You can always share what you created through the internet or enter it into shows or competitions. I find seeing what people have created really inspiring.
Thank you so much for creating this. The title alone was sufficient for me to know I needed to watch this right now. I appreciate the concise and hopeful message. Beautiful background and setup btw. Again, thank you.
Thank you so much. I've been there for many years and just this year have begun to honor the yearning. Thought I could just get a job to pay the bills. Could not stand it any more. Finally broke free and have one little booklet under my belt and am planning an illustrated "fable". Thanks
I can relate to this, I have not released or practised, lived out, my creativity but I want to start releasing, developing it, I just got to practise creativity each day, through whatever means...no rules... To ignite it again, to recognise it again and to have it bubble up again and at that moment, I got to release it, EXPRESS IT, when I would, it would actually be released, grow and get OUT. 😄🎉🎉🎉
Great message! I love how you waved your camera at us while talking. I’m an amateur photographer and multi-media artist who can hardly wait to retire in a year so I can follow my passions FULL TIME! Not out to make money or promote myself. I just want to spend more time doing what I love. Thanks again for the validation and inspiration! 🙂
Thank you so much for this video. My art has been a lifesaver most of my life. Recently when I need it most, it's been challenging for health reasons but when I make time for it, I feel that nourishment that was calling. Such an important message. Thank you.
Cheers. A few years ago I made some art, a sculpture. It's not really my kinda thing as I love drawing. Anyway... It made me a bit famous. Hundreds of thousands of people loved it, loved me and it sold for tens of thousands of pounds. Then I got what you might call imposter syndrome. People treated me differently and since I have shut myself away and never shared any of my art since. After watching this, I think I might post some art on Facebook to my mates and go from there. Thanks x
This is so true... I starting a sketchbook while I was extremely sick because I couldn't go anywhere... I had such an intense desire and I'm creating and drawing things I would have never tried. It's supremely satisfying ❤
Thank you so much..exactly what is happening within my body. Suppress creativity. Because of all the challenges feeling tired..and yes I will change this now🙏😘🌻
I LOVE this video! For decades I channeled my creativity into my teaching. Now that I’ve retired, I garden, cook, & think about starting a YT channel. Maybe I’ll actually do it.
its nice that youtube is promoting smaller channels at the moment, subscriber #170 :) in the past people did not say someone IS a genius, they said a person HAS a genius as if there was some other worldly creature that whispered creative ideas into their ear. I like to think of it that way, if I dont take any action on the creative ideas that pop into my head, the little creature may go looking for another ear to whisper into... i have soooo many creative ideas, but so little time... need to work on ways to prioritize my time better. thank you for the reminder that there are other people in the world, that we may never meet, perhaps on a different continent, that would love to benefit from the creative ideas circling through our heads
I needed this, you made me cry, I am 66, a graphic designer, puppeteer, clown and a host of too many to mention… now retire with arthritus and fighting. The most difficult thing for me is selling, then I feel whats the point? I can create but if no one wants it is there a point?
Thank you for trying to encourage me! I am 50 Jears old. When I was a child, I imagined myself to become an artist, opera singer, jungle researcher. Then life came in between. Now I have no self-confidence and no spark in me anymore. I failed 😢 I feel so empty…
*Take action.* You only have so many hours remaining. But keep in mind that you could work hard for 30-60 years and achieve very little support or recognition. That's just how it might be, and acceptance is key. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)
I feel something inside me dying for a very long time. It seems like I have no control over it, and am just a witness in real time. I fear one day there will be not even an ember to rekindle the flame, the creativity will be dead. And everyone I know will say “she had so much potential”.
Good message. So true. Everyone is an artist. Life is art. Your life is the canvas upon which your choices and decisions are imparted. Time will attest to the results of all of those choices and decisions that become experiences that paint the mosaic of one's existence in this particular lifetime. Is it a beautiful life? Is it ugly? Is it everything in between? I hope it is a beautiful life. Being born and incarnated into this life is quite the game isn't it. Surviving it while attempting to fulfill whatever calling one has is quite the challenge.
The hard part for me is choosing. I’ve always worked with wood, whether building houses, furniture or toys. I’ve also always loved to draw and I’m wanting to try my hand at painting. Then there is this music thing that I love. I’ve written a couple of songs, but I need to make time to learn to play the guitar well instead of just plucking a few chords at a very slow pace since I’m not very practiced at it. Funny dilemma.
"The weight of unrealised creativity" is a killer phrase
Absolutely, I've felt that many times.
I feel it. now. I must act.
Um. Yeah. Stopped me in my tracks, that. Thankfully.
Crushing
Indeed. Literally.
This is so true! I painted in college and graduated with a BFA but abandoned painting for 30 years to work a real job and then raise children. Everyone on my husband’s side of the family was always berating me for being “unhappy.” Then I started painting again during the pandemic and haven’t looked back. I finally had fulfillment and intellectual stimulation in my life again.
Same here, currently 50... but although I never totally lost my contact with creativity.l, I had huge chunks of my life without it.... Creativity is the struggle to give meaning to life. All the other things you pursue are temporary, wealth, success materially, kids grow up, move out, creativity taps into something that we've been tapping into since the first cave paintings. Also creativity can mean anything, you can bring it into your life in many ways...
I‘lol be 30 this year (2025), and I graduated with a Bachelors Degree in 2018, I majored in painting. I struggled to find work after graduation, I went to two temp agencies, was told that my degree was, “worth less than a GED”, by two recruiters at separate agencies, and I got laughed out of a group interview in a mattress factory once the interview learned I had an art degree. Those experiences and the lack of direction killed my creative drive. I’ve been cleaning toilets every night at a factory since 2019. I haven’t painted in years, there just didn’t seem to be any point. Most days I feel like my life imploded or that I never really got the career guidance I needed in college.
I ignored my creative side for many years, but after turning 50, I began embracing it more than ever. Since then, I’ve discovered a new sense of freedom. While I regret the years of stagnation, I’m deeply grateful for where I am now.
thank you, this video finally inspired me to make the macaroni sculpture I've been putting off since second grade
Definitely you need to get on that! Keep me updated too!
Failed attempt at sarcasm. Some folks are just here to be cruel.
@@ziziroberts8041 I'm sorry you interpreted it that way. Cruelty is never my intent
@@ziziroberts8041 nope, you're wrong. Cruel is what life is for people without a sense of humor.
Everyone looks at my soul-fulfilling captures of nature and says "fun hobby huh". Thanks for the reminder of who I am.
Whenever people tell me I should be more creative it feels like a pressure just like when they tell me to be more career focused. There are only so many responsibilities one can handle. They assume you’re suppressed and will go to the grave with regrets about wasted potential. That’s what our society reenforces all the time. Honestly, I think it’s enough to be kind. I’m utterly satisfied practicing meditation and doing my simple minimum wage job.if I want to be creative I will, if not that’s ok. We are always being told to chase dreams or else we’ll die unfulfilled but how many people are running after dreams of creativity, careers etc and who are extremely unfulfilled? But our society doesn’t want us to question these things. Stepping out of the game and ignoring these pressures can be utterly liberating. Be creative if you want but living a good life, simple life is all that matters.
Love your philosophy! ❤
Creativity comes from inside of you. It's like your other half. Not when other people tell you to be creative, that just doesn't work. When you feel creativity inside waiting to come out it feels exactly like explained in the video.
Sounds like you are creating a life aligned with you who are.
🎉!
Exactly, there shouldn't be any pressure to create. And I don't like when people say "do this, do that because you will regret!" This is operating from the point of guilt. I feel so guilty of not doing something so i will do this to not regret. This is bad mindset. I like to remind myself that I literally don't need to do anything, I just can If I want to....
Do you consider meditation not creative? Or cooking? Or conversation? It's not just about media, learning to be kind requires imagination and creativity. "What does this feel like for someone else? How can I remind myself in the moment to be present and not prejudge a person or situation?" I'm down with not adding pressure, but, if we suppose that what OP says is true, it's kind of like exercise, there are unpleasant consequences for not doing it. Take care, :)
I needed to hear this. I myself have ignored my creativity and have been self doubting life. I need to get more creative and feel whole again.
Go get em' Kittin'...
I really appreciate your message, thank you! At 53 I just quit my job to be an artist. I was so depressed, not honoring my creativity but now I’m feeling so aligned with my true purpose. 🎉 new subscriber here
Congratulations on turning a new page! I want to give you encouragement and prayers for your success. I come from a family of artists so this is near to my heart. God is ultimately creative and created us in His image. So, we must create, it’s what we do as humans.
Cheers!
Good for you! Do it! Seriously, that's beautiful!
At 54 I'm taking steps towards gradually cutting down the hours at my day job to allow space for my inner artist to evolve. I'm inspired by others and hope to become one who inspires.
I have had people tell me “no! Focus on career, ignore those frivolous things like art and passion and hobbies!”
My dudes…. Ever since I said “eff that, I’m doing what I want,” I HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH BETTER AT MY CAREER BECAUSE I AM FULL OF PASSION AND STIMULATION
Also, I had a therapist - A THERAPIST - who was so disappointed in me when I told him how I’ve inspired so many younger people to be their true selves. He said I’m wasting time and being irresponsible by impressing younger people and by “not focusing on my career”
Wow dude, first of all I’m sorry that you had the wrong therapist. Because as a therapist myself I would never offer that kind of advice, in fact thats not what we are supposed to do. We are to help our clients build their own healthy and empowering evidence to establish a path towards their own fulfillment. Second, Im so inspired by your commitment to finding what truly works for you. Keep at it!
@ thanks you! Yeah… I’m not sure how I had several bad therapists like that, nor am I sure how they were able to stay in practice… I guess because I was so vulnerable, I didn’t have the strength to question it
But anyways good to know I have inspired you!!!
I once had a therapist tell me I wasn’t depressed because I made jokes. Apparently he’s never heard of Robin Williams or pretty much every stand up comedian to exist 😂
@ wow…… I don’t comprehend the stupidity of so many therapists and people in general, or why & how those ignorant people become therapists
What a waste of time, that so-called therapist! You are doing the best you could ever be! 😊
Nice message. Many of us won’t be heard or seen, even while sharing our art with the world. But I feel this shouldn’t deter you, lately I’ve been creating art for the sake of mastery more so than the idea of making any meaningful contribution to the world. I’m competing against every form of media ever created. Sometimes even family and friends want nothing to do with one’s art.
Exactly - what we create is ours first. Love that you are motivated to create your art for the mastery.
I congratulate you on your strength and finding value in the process. You can place art in public spaces on a guerrilla basis. Stick it to an ugly wall, hang it on a branch in the park, etc., you know what I mean. It gives you joy that you can brighten someone's day with a piece of art. In my ugly neighborhood, someone painted slogans on trash cans like "you are worthy". I once made mini installations in places where people would meet them, then I thought it was childish and now I'm trying to regain that value
A prophet is never accepted in his hometown. Mark 6:4
Love all three of these comments! Thanks strangers. You all brightened my mood.
The process is never ending and that’s just fine by me. I love the moment when a song is finally coming together and taking form, there will maybe a couple of hairs on the back of your neck that start dancing about. Or the feeling you get when you are completely dialled in and you can’t miss and you don’t even know how it’s happening. Aka the zone. Neither of these moments come easily or without discipline and that’s also fine by me. They’re precious moments regardless of who bears witness. There’s no ego involved. Sometimes in those moments I hardly feel in control. All the cliches seem true.
But I will continue to shine my light but you’ll probably never see it unless you’re looking for it. And that’s just fine too.
I’m normally not this cheesy but this topic goes to the core of the principles of what constitutes a life well lived, the whole self actualization bit. I appreciate this topic, especially when it’s never been easier to get so distracted and to live by someone else’s idea of success.
@@marcinmmw8295 you’ve got that value in spades. It’s understood by your comment.
This is so insightful and so true. I am a journalist and a writer and I promised myself that I would not write at all over the festive period. I held out less than 36 hours. It is beyond my control. When the words bubble up, they have to go somewhere.
For the last couple of months my creativity has been buried under a dark layer of grief, it tells me my creativity doesn't matter in this ugly, broken world. Thank you for the encouragement to push past the discouragement, I will do my best.
You and your creativity matter in this world! 👍 I’m sorry for the burden of your grief, and I pray that expressing yourself creatively helps you navigate your way through it 🙏
I would say the world is not broken. It is the result of unprocessed pain, trauma and fear, in each and every human. All the humans, the one’s seeking power too. So feel your feelings, feel your fear, welcome it, have some tea or coffee with it, ask it what it needs, and make your art. I always hope that when I take my own fear, trauma, etc, seriously and I make space for this, this will add to the collective consciousness, and it might inspire other people. If we want healing on a large scale somebody/some people needs to start the healing practices :)
@@skippy7208 Thank you sincerely for taking a moment to offer kind encouragement to a fellow creative, it means a lot! I'm doing a bit better, I'm trying to focus more on the joy of making and feeling gratitude for what I can accomplish.
@@galaxygirl9630 Fascinating advice, the feelings have been very overwhelming, but I will try putting the kettle on and see if I can sort out what they want over a cup of tea. Thank you for taking the time to try to help, I genuinely appreciate it.❤🩹
Big hugs 💛💛 moving through the grief process is so challenging and different for everyone one. It’s ok if you’re not feeling your usual creative self. Take time for yourself. I felt so sad and not creative in my usual ways after my dad passed, but I started exploring other ways to express my grief, and love for my dad in creative ways. It will happen when you’re ready. Take good care ❤
UA-cam just spilled me that video… and it seems to come at the very right moment. Your words are like a call to me. Empowering. Thank you so much for SHARING this by making such a great video. Important things said in a few minutes. Be blessed!🙏🏼😊🙋🏻♂️
don’t know why completely, but some of the points brought tears to my eyes, I think I’ve been dishonest with my self, thank you ❤
As a former kid who made a million of views off films but was b*llied from the internet and made a promise to not return. Sharing is the most painful and hardest part. Plus, going to art school only to learn i have a disability that stops me from creating high quality stuff has been discouraging, so thank you for lifting me up!
I have to take issue with the idea of a disability that keeps you from creating high quality material. Quality and beauty in at are synonyms. They are subjective. There are materializes that have sold for millions created with house paint, don't limit yourself to the limitations you were handed.
What a great discovery this video was. Thank you for this invaluable message. You've said exactly what I needed to hear, exactly at the right time. Probably the greatest pushback to my need to create has been from my partner and some members of my family. People who dont share that drive simply can't comprehend what it's about.
Yes, but press on. You'll find those who will appreciate and support your efforts.
Thank you! Ever since I was a child I would wake up and have this hunger to make something. Mostly it was a big mess, lol but I was blessed with parents who encouraged and cheered me on and celebrated with me. As an adult I HAVE to do something creative every day or I start to feel sad. I think it’s our soul’s way of receiving nourishment. Remember it’s super important to encourage each other as well ❤ I’m so loving the points you brought up, I’ve written down in my journal to remind myself. Beautiful photos! Nature is my favourite 🎉
For 33.5 years I've trudged the path of sobriety, and too many times wondered of my purpose is @ 72 yo. You sir, reminded me of MY creativity that I have neglected and have need to express. Thank You
Yes! Please listen to that part of yourself that desires to express!
What an eloquent way to remind us we are who we are and should embrace that. Thank you
I walked away from painting a year ago I was under a lot of stress and lost the motivation to paint. My paints have been sitting in a drawer and my unused canvases are buried in a closet. Lately I have been getting the urge to paint but I keep making excuses. I did go back to drawing which is my first love and that is wonderful but now I must go back to painting and I’m just gonna do it. Your videos have been inspiring and I thank you
The weight of unrealized potential is really heavy… but you don’t have to carry it.
My take-away! Thank you 😊
Yup. Had me right there.
Wow. Great pep talk! Sharing…
Great message!!! I don't think we can be at peace within ourselves until we honour the quiet voice within and bring our special gifts into the world.
I've always been creative. My problem is that I took on bigger and bigger projects and needed help to get them done. Finding people that could see my visions was hard. I loved what I did, but my projects out grew my ability to get them done by myself. Now that I'm retired my creativity has taken a new path which I'm really enjoying because I'm keeping it small and only do things I want to do. In the last few months I've lost some good friends through death. Being able to create things has kept me sane. I can't imagine living a life not creating.
Great message. Thank you
Thank you so much. A responsibility… I love that you chose that word specifically.
All of my worst interjects just melted away, like “what a world…what a world”.
Heretofore an oxymoron
We hereby decree
Time, permission,
resolute decision
To raise, to rear
Exhalt the fear
Foster creativity
creativity
Woaw! Thank you so much for this wake-up call
Casually drops the most inspiring video ever. Thank you
This is so important for people to hear, ive said things for years but am so often cried down or ignored. Thank you for sharing this video, we are all here through the mastermind of creative spirit. God Bless 🙏🏻💖
Thanks; sometimes the business of life almost makes you forget.
I'm pretty surprised at the amount of subs you have; the production level on this vid is so good. Got goosebumps during your conclusion.
We sold everything to travel full time in an rv 5 years ago and became youtubers, which is much more creative than our previous occupations. It is more satisfying being creative, but lets face it, it is hard to make a living and be creative. We did this after we raised our kids where we didnt have the pressure to make a lot of money. It easier for people our age, im 60, to choose to be creative, it hard for young people who are just trying to pay the bills. But I love this conversation about creativity, Larry.
Thank you - yes - that is what calls us and without knowing it, without celebrating it - then we are somewhat lost as to what to do w that energy - yes to sharing it! Thank you!! I’m recently sober - your talk stirs me in a fabulous way, yay! This is helpful friend, bless you
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Really powerful! Thank you for the encouragement! You have a gift
Thank you and feeling grateful for coming across this on Jan 1st. I feel the call to come out of the creative closet more and doubts linger to hold back that which wants to come out. I'll speak it here (as I believe speaking it out helps it come to the surface): I have had a desire to create a film/movie for a long time and it's still bubbling, so I am committing myself to what wants to be birthed thru me. No more holding back. 🙏🏾
Thank you. I really needed to hear this this morning.
Just as you said, your creation here is helping others. Thanks for the chance to listen to it 🤘🏼💜🎶🎸
Thank you, your message finds me when this yearning is so strong and my true creativity is bubbling back up inside after 20 years of professional graphic design work, feeling stifled for most of it as a client and employer pleaser. 💚🙏
I really needed to hear this. Thank you. Also, I don't know if it's just the low lighting inside with the over exposed fog outside with the greenery, but that view through your windows from my perspective is hauntingly beautiful.
Thank you, really glad it resonated with you. I vacation in the Redwoods every year around this time - I agree, the fog is always hauntingly beautiful.
Thank you! The reminder to create for the sake of creating is what hit hardest.
That’s awesome!
First 30 seconds
Never heard this in
Government School ........
More Power to you
And every one who connects
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The problem with being creative is that there is no point to it unless you have someone to share that creativity with.
I love just being in the zone of creating. It's like the best and cheapest form of therapy and you get something at the end of it.
You can always share what you created through the internet or enter it into shows or competitions.
I find seeing what people have created really inspiring.
Yes there is. Share it with yourself. That's who you're doing it for anyway.
Very refreshing - nice timing too - at the cusp of a new year!
Thank you so much for creating this. The title alone was sufficient for me to know I needed to watch this right now. I appreciate the concise and hopeful message. Beautiful background and setup btw. Again, thank you.
Wow! Fabulous message!
Thank you so much. I've been there for many years and just this year have begun to honor the yearning. Thought I could just get a job to pay the bills. Could not stand it any more. Finally broke free and have one little booklet under my belt and am planning an illustrated "fable". Thanks
I can relate to this, I have not released or practised, lived out, my creativity but I want to start releasing, developing it, I just got to practise creativity each day, through whatever means...no rules... To ignite it again, to recognise it again and to have it bubble up again and at that moment, I got to release it, EXPRESS IT, when I would, it would actually be released, grow and get OUT. 😄🎉🎉🎉
Great message! I love how you waved your camera at us while talking. I’m an amateur photographer and multi-media artist who can hardly wait to retire in a year so I can follow my passions FULL TIME! Not out to make money or promote myself. I just want to spend more time doing what I love. Thanks again for the validation and inspiration! 🙂
Exactly where I'm at- retire in 3 months ahh the perk of getting old- can't wait! Good luck to you!
Thank you so much for this video. My art has been a lifesaver most of my life. Recently when I need it most, it's been challenging for health reasons but when I make time for it, I feel that nourishment that was calling. Such an important message. Thank you.
Cheers. A few years ago I made some art, a sculpture. It's not really my kinda thing as I love drawing. Anyway... It made me a bit famous. Hundreds of thousands of people loved it, loved me and it sold for tens of thousands of pounds. Then I got what you might call imposter syndrome. People treated me differently and since I have shut myself away and never shared any of my art since.
After watching this, I think I might post some art on Facebook to my mates and go from there. Thanks x
Go for it!
Super advice. I'm so grateful this video found me.
100/100 the truth. thanks for uploading this. lots of love and respect from istanbul.
Thank you, I needed this pep talk.
Sooo needed to hear this. Literally brought tears to my eyes. Thank you, thank you!!
I have nothing to say and I feel completely fulfilled.
This is so true... I starting a sketchbook while I was extremely sick because I couldn't go anywhere... I had such an intense desire and I'm creating and drawing things I would have never tried. It's supremely satisfying ❤
Thank you so much..exactly what is happening within my body. Suppress creativity. Because of all the challenges feeling tired..and yes I will change this now🙏😘🌻
I LOVE this video! For decades I channeled my creativity into my teaching. Now that I’ve retired, I garden, cook, & think about starting a YT channel. Maybe I’ll actually do it.
its nice that youtube is promoting smaller channels at the moment, subscriber #170 :) in the past people did not say someone IS a genius, they said a person HAS a genius as if there was some other worldly creature that whispered creative ideas into their ear. I like to think of it that way, if I dont take any action on the creative ideas that pop into my head, the little creature may go looking for another ear to whisper into... i have soooo many creative ideas, but so little time... need to work on ways to prioritize my time better. thank you for the reminder that there are other people in the world, that we may never meet, perhaps on a different continent, that would love to benefit from the creative ideas circling through our heads
I think that Genius is their Soul.
Great insight and inspiration, much appreciated!
I appreciate you posting this!💜
Thank you. This message came in right in time.
I needed this, you made me cry, I am 66, a graphic designer, puppeteer, clown and a host of too many to mention… now retire with arthritus and fighting. The most difficult thing for me is selling, then I feel whats the point? I can create but if no one wants it is there a point?
Don't give up Toast! Harness the chaos. Make beautiful choices!
Beautifully said brother!
Love this, Bokeh! Such a powerful message ❤
I needed to hear this today like my soul depended on it. Thank you!
Well said and inspiriting. Thank you!
I love this way of viewing creativity. We are conduits!
Thank you for trying to encourage me! I am 50 Jears old. When I was a child, I imagined myself to become an artist, opera singer, jungle researcher. Then life came in between. Now I have no self-confidence and no spark in me anymore. I failed 😢 I feel so empty…
*Take action.* You only have so many hours remaining. But keep in mind that you could work hard for 30-60 years and achieve very little support or recognition. That's just how it might be, and acceptance is key.
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"Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again."
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--Diamond Dragons (series)
Thank you. This video nailed the feeling of languishing I’m feeling.
Man, this resonated so much. Thanks for sharing this one. Glad the algo put it in front of me!
Carlos,
Thank you for this beautiful message! This resonates deeply and encourages me to tell the stories that no one else can.
Thank you Thank you Thank you
I really needed to hear it. Lots of love❤❤❤
I don’t ignore my creativity,
I am creative! At times when I really didn’t have time I did feel that pull.
Yes, I must confess I thought my creativity was not a priority, but I was wrong. It is actually a part of me, that has to come forth.
I’m a watercolor hobbyist. Subscribed because you send us all such a great message. Thanks - I needed that.
Your video might be a lifesaver, thank you.
Beautiful message. Thank you. 🙏💙❄
I do my art and love it ❤
Thank you.
Thanks🙏💙
liked, subscribed, ordered a mic and thank you
Wonderful message! ❤ HNY!
Some people are committed to confusion even after clarity is agreed upon!
I needed to hear this….thank you
Thank you for creating 😊
Just the right video at just the right time. Thank you, this has made a big impact on me.
This is good. Thank you.
Thank you for this important message! I needed it! 🙏🏾
We must prioritize making time to create. It fuels every other aspect of our life when we can scratch the itch of creativity.
I feel something inside me dying for a very long time. It seems like I have no control over it, and am just a witness in real time. I fear one day there will be not even an ember to rekindle the flame, the creativity will be dead. And everyone I know will say “she had so much potential”.
Thank you so much for this video. It really brought me to tears. You really spoke to my heart. I needed to hear that. ❤
This is spot on!
Word!!
Thank you for this! Hopefully I will now fully listen to my creativity.
Nice video! Great message!
Thank you!
I needed to hear this.
Good message. So true. Everyone is an artist. Life is art. Your life is the canvas upon which your choices and decisions are imparted. Time will attest to the results of all of those choices and decisions that become experiences that paint the mosaic of one's existence in this particular lifetime. Is it a beautiful life? Is it ugly? Is it everything in between? I hope it is a beautiful life. Being born and incarnated into this life is quite the game isn't it. Surviving it while attempting to fulfill whatever calling one has is quite the challenge.
Thank you so much. I am encouraged.
thanks
The hard part for me is choosing. I’ve always worked with wood, whether building houses, furniture or toys. I’ve also always loved to draw and I’m wanting to try my hand at painting. Then there is this music thing that I love. I’ve written a couple of songs, but I need to make time to learn to play the guitar well instead of just plucking a few chords at a very slow pace since I’m not very practiced at it. Funny dilemma.