I have always thought I was not a very creative person, mostly because when I heard the word "creativity", what usually came to my mind were artistic skills like painting, design, arts & crafts... Precisely those things I was quite bad at.
Then over the years I´ve changed that perception, not because I started getting good at painting, design or arts & crafts, I´m still awful at all of them. It´s because I have realized two things:
First, that trying something once or twice and finding you´re not good at it doesn´t mean you´re never going to be good at it, it just means you don´t have enough practice (this seems really obvious when you see it written here, but it´s not always easy to see in the moment, especially when you´re used to getting other things done right the first time round without much effort)
Second, that you can be creative in so many different ways! You just need to find the creative outlet that better suits you personally. Your own way to express what´s inside you.
Your voice.
A couple of years ago I "found my voice" in the most literal sense, upon signing up for my company´s workplace choir and starting weekly practices with Nicola, our choir director. I had always liked music, but never realized before how much I really enjoy singing, it truly lifts my spirit.
Whether I´m good at it or not is another matter entirely; that will only be seen once we can reunite again and put together a performance, although I would say that that´s the least of my worries... The most important thing is how much we enjoy singing (and laughing) together as a group, and if other people also enjoy listening to us, then that´s brilliant, double reward.
Also in my life there are and have been other ways to express my creative side: during my childhood and adolescence it was dancing, when I moved to Ireland it was blogging, and when the gils were younger (and even now that they´re a bit older), you can imagine, being a parent also demands a fair amount of creativity :-)
How do you express your own creative side? Have you found your voice yet?
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Yo me considero una persona creativa, la verdad. Eso sí que te lo admito, jajaja.
Me gustó siempre cantar (tocar un instrumento ya no), participé en el coro paroquial bastante tiempo justo hasta que me trasladé a Londres en 2006.
Me gustó siempre la costura, supongo que por ver a mi madre al pie de su vieja máquina Alfa de esas de pedal metálico. Y cuando ella hacía croché también me llamó la atención, aunque ella es mala profesora y yo no la entendía nada cuando explicaba. Luego Youtube me dió lo que mi madre no podía…. los botones de pause y rewind. Jajajaja
Pintar o dibujar no sé, admiro a quien lo hace. Colorear me gustaba desde pequeña (adoraba los pinta, pinta) pero la verdad, no es lo mismo. xD
Pero creativo se puede ser de muchas maneras. Por ejemplo, la cocina es una de las artes domésticas más creativas que existen. No hay nunca dos recetas iguales aunque se parezcan, porque incluso una misma receta, nunca sale dos veces de la misma manera aunque la hayas cocinado infinidad de veces.
Bailar es también una forma de expresión muy artísitica… no sólo bailar en grupo (como mi Hula) . Pones una canción cualquiera al azar y bailas lo que sientes o te pide el cuerpo. Y de nuevo, una misma canción, puede no ser bailada dos veces de la misma manera….
Se puede encontrar tu voz en infinidad de habilidades: montar en bicicleta, hacer meditación, aprender nuevos idiomas, dar paseos observando con ojos nuevos a tu alrededor….
Lo importante es buscar la voz y hacerla sonar. Y que eso te haga feliz. 😉