Comments on: Creative is more than being an artist. http://girlatplay.com/2009/06/creative-is-more-than-being-an-artist/ She's Creative. She's Business. She's Bonafide! Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:31:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: s.i. http://girlatplay.com/2009/06/creative-is-more-than-being-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-105 s.i. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:31:22 +0000 http://girlatplay.com/?p=766#comment-105 This is something that I've been reflecting on a lot lately. I love to write. I love to be creative. I love to feel passion for writing and creativity. But I found that I had some notion of what a "writer" was supposed to look like. For instance, I thought that if I didn't write long, profound essays on my blog every single day that I was a failure. What I eventually found is that trying to be a "writer" was totally stifling the creativity in me. So now I'm teaching myself little by little to let go of those expectations I put on myself, and just let the creativity flow...and accept whatever form it flows - writing, photography, etc. This is something that I’ve been reflecting on a lot lately. I love to write. I love to be creative. I love to feel passion for writing and creativity. But I found that I had some notion of what a “writer” was supposed to look like. For instance, I thought that if I didn’t write long, profound essays on my blog every single day that I was a failure. What I eventually found is that trying to be a “writer” was totally stifling the creativity in me. So now I’m teaching myself little by little to let go of those expectations I put on myself, and just let the creativity flow…and accept whatever form it flows – writing, photography, etc.

]]> By: hope | paper relics http://girlatplay.com/2009/06/creative-is-more-than-being-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-102 hope | paper relics Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:42:23 +0000 http://girlatplay.com/?p=766#comment-102 This is am amazing post - so truthful. I espeically liked, "one should not always pursue their passion but bring their passion to everything they do." I feel like that gets forgotten along the way at times, with me at least. Thank you for being so open and sharing this post with us. This is am amazing post – so truthful. I espeically liked, “one should not always pursue their passion but bring their passion to everything they do.”

I feel like that gets forgotten along the way at times, with me at least.

Thank you for being so open and sharing this post with us.

]]> By: NatalieMac http://girlatplay.com/2009/06/creative-is-more-than-being-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-99 NatalieMac Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:54:57 +0000 http://girlatplay.com/?p=766#comment-99 I just wanted to say thank you for this post. There's a value beyond measure in being honest about the creative process and what it's like. There are a lot of misconceptions floating around that make us feel like failures when we bump up against the reality and sharing thoughts and experiences like this lets us relax and see that what we're experiences ourselves is just a part of the bigger process. Thank you. I just wanted to say thank you for this post. There’s a value beyond measure in being honest about the creative process and what it’s like. There are a lot of misconceptions floating around that make us feel like failures when we bump up against the reality and sharing thoughts and experiences like this lets us relax and see that what we’re experiences ourselves is just a part of the bigger process. Thank you.

]]> By: Kristan http://girlatplay.com/2009/06/creative-is-more-than-being-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Kristan Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:42:01 +0000 http://girlatplay.com/?p=766#comment-98 I agree that it's dangerous to pigeonhole oneself as "purely creative" or "purely business," but I also think everyone has to find their own balance. (Which I think you ultimately said, but at the beginning I thought you were saying being a professional creative was straight-up bad.) As long as we let ourselves be free and open to change -- even though that can be scary -- I believe we can find happiness. I agree that it’s dangerous to pigeonhole oneself as “purely creative” or “purely business,” but I also think everyone has to find their own balance. (Which I think you ultimately said, but at the beginning I thought you were saying being a professional creative was straight-up bad.) As long as we let ourselves be free and open to change — even though that can be scary — I believe we can find happiness.

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