What is creativity?! If you are a composer, it is putting together the notes in a fresh way. If you are a musician, it is not simply playing the notes by rote, it is putting your feelings in it. If you are a writer, your composition feels fresh: it has cohesion. These are only a few quick observations what someone else’s creativity feels like.
‘It is contagious’: Tolstoy’s definition. You should have no doubt what the piece was about: anger, sorrow, grief, joy, etc. These feeling are conveyed instantly upon hearing the piece, viewing a picture, reading the piece whatever vehicle the person chose. Of course, these observations are not exhaustive by any means. This is just a quick sampling.
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It is so hard to retrace your steps. I can’t tell you the year but I do precisely remember visiting some relatives. They were both artists. And for the first time someone did not tell me what to do, what to believe. I felt accepted and listened to for the first time.
When you are a child, whatever your particular reality, it is yours. My parents were dysfunctional (and I know every family is) but I was used to being told how I should be. All the time. To them, there was only one way to do something–their way.
My visit was a turning point. There was another way. I was not even aware of it. Later, I only felt free walking Greenwich Village. Then later still –the journey took years– I felt free every where but I still remember that first time. It was a turning point. There was another way to be. It became okay to be me and different.
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