Is Creativity an Old Fashioned Concept? * English with Raymond

THE QUESTION

I will ask a question: ‘Is ‘Creativity’ an old fashioned concept’? To start with I’ve just been inspired to write this blog, that is, I’ve been promising to publish it for months and only now do I finally get round to it. Okay, but better late than never and this is the start, so I’ve got to start somewhere!

A VACUUM

I feel first of all that I just want to express my feelings about the concept of ‘creativity’. This word, it seems to me, is barely used and seems to be going out of fashion. New ideas and concepts have taken the place of creativity such as hi- powered media images about what corporations think is best for us all, fashion, food, entertainment where does it all end? It’s so easy to be sucked-up in to this vacuum of black hole where there is no way out, once in there then it’s all about conforming to how we should live our lives according to the images I’ve just mentioned.

INDIVIDUALITY

It’s more about what we feel as human beings, as individuals and being inspired according to our experiences and feelings about the world. It’s only in this way of individuality that we can begin to focus on the belief that there is a spiritual source within us which guides in our lives and fills us with inspiration according to how perceptive and sensitive we are to our feelings and intuition as well as human need and compassion for people who are suffering.

BEING HUMAN

Being human is more about what’s in our hearts rather than the amounts of money we have and this is the main reason why being involved in creativity can become a spiritual process. It’s this priciple which is at the heart of living and breathing. It’s also related to the principles of giving and creativity where creativity is expressed through art, craft and writing (and of course all of the arts) in an open and spiritual way as well as the physical aspects of creation involved. In answer to the original question: is creativity an old fashioned concept? Not for me!

COMMUNITY, DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE

Having said all of this, I need to say also that ‘individuality, is not about being alone in the world and shuting ourselves off from the world. No, this would be counter productive and have the opposite effect of being creative. We can only find creativity through other people and the opening of our minds in the belief that ‘community’, diversity and difference are what it’s all about! This is different from the giving up of our souls timidly allowing what is out there, money related, to judge what is and what is not good!

This is the beginning!

(Written: 4th April 2009)