When I compare myself to people who I hold in high esteem as creative people, I find I do not compare. It's not a "feel sorry for myself" thing, or a "fishing for compliments" thing... everyone is good at something, and when I compare myself to people who are good at creative endeavors, I find that creativity is just not my strong suit. I'm okay with that, I have other talents.
Today as I was throwing together the cake pictured in this post, it occurred to me that maybe I was thinking about creativity the wrong way. Creativity isn't like mathematics or science, things that are known, established, and easy to quantify. The purpose of creativity is to constantly challenge measurable objectives, not be measured by them. It's not fair to minimize the things that I try to do by validating my efforts on a scale that doesn't apply to what I'm measuring.
So here it is. I am creative. I am successfully creative. Whether it's baking a cake, painting a picture, or taking a photograph, my creativity is strong because I try. How that is perceived beyond my efforts is up to you, not me.
Today as I was throwing together the cake pictured in this post, it occurred to me that maybe I was thinking about creativity the wrong way. Creativity isn't like mathematics or science, things that are known, established, and easy to quantify. The purpose of creativity is to constantly challenge measurable objectives, not be measured by them. It's not fair to minimize the things that I try to do by validating my efforts on a scale that doesn't apply to what I'm measuring.
So here it is. I am creative. I am successfully creative. Whether it's baking a cake, painting a picture, or taking a photograph, my creativity is strong because I try. How that is perceived beyond my efforts is up to you, not me.
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