CREATIVITY IS NOT A TALENt — IT’S A MUSCLE YOU MUST TRAIN

It's funny how many of us go around saying, ‘I'm just not a creative person’. Honestly, I think that's a load of baloney we tell ourselves. You don't have to be Picasso or sing like Beyoncé to be creative. All it takes is a little guts.

I wasn't always sitting here typing away, let me tell you. The thought of a blank page used to give me the jitters. Then I just decided, what the heck, and started writing a story about growing up. Nothing fancy, really basic stuff. It wasn't a masterpiece, not even close. But I made it. And you know what? As I kept at it, things started changing. The ideas started popping into my head faster, the words came out easier, and I actually started believing I could be creative.

That's when I figured out that creativity is like going to the gym. The more you work at it, the stronger you become. If you sit on the couch all day, well, you get the idea.

Now, I write in a journal. I scribble short stories. I even make beaded jewelry and record goofy poems on my phone. I stopped caring so much about getting everything perfect and started focusing on just letting myself express whatever I was feeling.

Creativity isn't about being flawless. It's about showing up, playing around, trying new things, messing up, and not giving up.

So, if you're reading this and thinking, ‘Nope, not me, I'm not creative, I'm going to throw down a challenge’. Do one creative thing right now. Anything works! Dance like a goofball in your living space. Write a tiny two-sentence poem. Make a crazy drawing of your food. Just let your soul breathe a little.

And don't be shy to show it off, not for likes or attention, but because it's liberating. Because being creative isn't some fancy extra thing in life. It's essential, more important than you think. And in a lot of ways, it is something we should be trying to do to get our freedom.

I am rooting for you big time and I care.