Why do we create?

Why do we create?

Because we’re not afraid

We’ve decided that the risk of criticism doesn’t scare us anymore

(Maybe it does still scare us a lil… but not in the way that it used to before)

Now we see that the joys of creation far outweigh the pain of its destruction

We finally see that stalling for perfection means that we risk creating nothing at all

Why do we create?

Because we have to

We say it’s a conscious choice, but that’s primarily lip service for the onlookers

The choice to create is one that’s been made for us

As much as we think our minds run the show, our draw to create shows us that our command center sits at our heart-center

There is no other option than to release what’s inside us

To hold on to it any longer would be to service separation over satisfaction for the sake of protection

To refuse to create drives a wedge between our lives and our soul

And when we begin to create

We’ve finally decided

That we just can’t live like that anymore

Why do we create?

Because the act of creation is an act of communion

A joining together of what’s living on the surface and what’s brewing beneath it

An act of taking the imaginary and making it physical

The art of bringing into the world what’s seen in the soul

A painting, a portrait, a sculpture, a post

A relationship, a family, a baby, a home

Creators bridge the gap between the human and the spiritual

Creators drop into the stream and share what they pull outta there

A dress, a play, a movie, a song

A dance, a score, a business, a culture

Creators are the doers who push their vision forward

Why do we create?

Because we have to

Because we need to

Because we’re products of creation ourselves

So… why do we create?

Because it’s only natural