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The Artist
“Every child is an artist until he’s told he’s not an artist.”
— John Lennon
Every time I read this quote, as a parent of a young child, it is a powerful truth that I accept wholeheartedly.
Yet, as a child myself, I never believed I was an artist.
I thought that some people were creative and others weren’t.
But, over the last couple of years, I’ve found a passion for writing and it has reawakened a creative part of my soul that was hibernating for the longest time. Having spent most of my life immersed in science, I now find myself captivated by the life-giving importance of the arts.
Because the truth is that we are all creative; the only difference is whether or not we choose to use our creativity. Brene Brown suggests that unused creativity isn’t benign. When we deny ourselves a creative outlet, it has the potential to metastasize and transform into emotions like grief, rage and judgment.
— Tracy Gillet
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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
— Katharine Hepburn
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