Suppressors of Personal Creativity

All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination. (Carl Jung)

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We recognise and acknowledge and reward creativity, in all fields of endeavour, from art to science to business, and yet many people suppress their personal creativity. Why?

Self-consciousness is what stops you from getting up and dancing when the beat of the music has your feet tapping. The censor is that analytical voice that stops the free flow of ideas or the judgemental voice that says your ideas are not good enough. Risk versus security gives you the dilemma of exposing yourself to loss – what if you your family, friends or community don’t like you being ‘different’, and worst of all what if you really want to be a poet, a writer, an artist, a dancer, a musician, an inventor and you risk your source of income by following your dream?

Conformity, safety, security, acceptance and so on are the many motivations for allowing self-consciousness and the censor to suppress our creativity. To discover and explore your creativity, you need to leave behind self-consciousness and the censor. There is no one judging and evaluating your work except yourself so how much fun you have and how rewarding the process is for you is entirely in your hands.

Practise your creativity behind closed doors and make a promise to yourself that when you do, you will be completely uninhibited. You will discover your joy and your creative self. Set aside 15 minutes each day to experience your joy in this way, just for you, with no one watching or judging you. Then look into the mirror and say to yourself: 'I am so happy to be me, a creative, unique individual'. Allow the joy of expressing your creativity into your daily life and build self-confidence at the same time.

© SD Vahl, 2012

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