Getting Off The Rollercoaster

All creations originate as a thought. What was once a concept for someone, now becomes discernible reality to another. To ponder the implications of that sentence are incredible. Ask yourself...

"What is a thought ?"

How does one define the source of all definitions. How do you put into words, that which gives birth to words. Through consciousness, an individual is able to experience or feel a need for something... and then understand a way in which it is able to be brought into reality.

When we talk of creativity, we might immediately tend to think of a painting, a sculpture, or perhaps a piece of music, but these are only examples of refined creativity. All of us have resourcefulness and innovation, so to say that "I'm not a creative person", is only to compare yourself to other people whose creations expand outside their own immediate world.

Sometimes we can be resentful of an apparent lack of talent in a some area, and then allow this thinking to dominate the conception of our overall abilities. Through unawareness, we assume that no talent in one area shall hold true for all others. However, for every path in Life, there is a talent appropriate to serve that particular need. When we discover the talent that resides within us, we can be sure that we will find the same joy and fulfilment that others have found throughout the many and varied walks in life.

To talk of the talent of Mozart or the talent of Mother Theresa, would eventually bring you to a common quality that each in their own way have found. When someone's talent is uncovered, they will be found to be doing what they know is good and what makes them feel good. They are free in the use of the energies that propel their wants as they do what comes easily and instinctively. When any such task is then completed, the feeling of contentment and satisfaction is the universal characteristic that serves in the continuation of expressive desires.

Through my training in Electronics, I have obtained all the understandings of Color Television to such a degree that I am now able to repair them, yet I still marvel at this invention and its theory of operation. It never ceases to be a source of delight and wonder that someone could conceptualise such a device and bring it into reality. When I look at a city skyscraper in the making, I see ingenuity unlimited. I see skill, wisdom, and talent. I see the tools employed to do all the various jobs. I hear an electric drill whining away and think of it's motor driven by a strange mysterious force called electricity. I think of someone trying to understand how a mysterious magnetic field would have to be employed to make such a device spin at high speed. I imagine the joy of the Architects at seeing their creation grow before their very eyes. What started out as someone's dream, has now been given the ability to be touched by the hand of another. When someone designs a car and oversees all aspects of its production, that person will then see their dream unfold before their very eyes. Eventually, they will end up sitting inside their own dream. In all these examples, what began as a seed in the mind of one, becomes available for the discernment of another.

In the early days of my songwriting development, I would get immense pleasure from each of my new creations, however, there was a time when the flow of exciting new material would stop. I began to get anxious and very concerned that my days as a composer were limited. The enthusiasm and joy of my early efforts was replaced by a quietly disheartening concern as time passed by without any new songs. Thoughts such as ...

"I'll never be able to write again."

or

"It was too good to be true",

...would very often enter my mind. Fortunately I was graced with more inspirations and many more songs, and it taught me that one's creativity ebbs and flows. I ponder these particular thoughts and see also how my life has its own Ebb and Flow.

The energy I put into my music can be enormous, and very rarely will I write a song in a flash. Though the mechanics of putting pen to paper as the energy expresses itself seem to make the song appear in no time, the thoughts that are dwelling in me require a kind of "slow to moderate" temperature setting to be used. This cooking process of my musical creations is all very strange; sometimes my creative thoughts are working on a subject without me even realising it. An event in the past can be a trigger to a way of thinking so discreet, that another prompt from some other related part of the original event will make the creation gel and a song will then be born.

From this I now recognise that we have many types of experiences and we can learn from all of them. For a time, things happen inside us as we unconsciously consolidate events which have come our way. Afterwards, we then find we are able to explain our feelings so as to express them knowledgeably. It like our batteries are on charge or something is cooking. For myself, this process works in all areas of my life, and especially where I have an output that I want to be shared. Instinctively, I feel it will be the same for you.

FINDING YOUR TALENT:

To be able to find peace in yourself with regard to talent, you must understand what aspect of your nature you know is good, and then go about bringing this goodness to other people. To begin believing that you have talent and great creativity, will then liberate the state of mind to allow these jewels to be revealed. You will affirm your creativity just as you are affirming your goodness and Love. By calling on these qualities within, you then allow your creativity to come forth through your positive attitude.