Why use your creative energy?

"Why should we all use our creative power.....? Because there is nothing that makes people so generous, joyful, lively, bold and compassionate, so indifferent to fighting and the accumulation of objects and money." Brenda Ueland

Perhaps the antidote to using our power destructively is to choose to use our creative energy to contribute to this planet's well being rather than to contaminate it. It is a radical leap of faith in today's environment to believe that we can all make a difference. But as artists, our creative expression is necessary to the big picture....don't discount your contribution....we are all a piece of the giant puzzle that colors and textures the shape of the Universe. Our creativity is central to the human experience and our birthright. We are an expression of the Great Creator as we intend to create.....not our mere ego, but a way to touch the divine and allow it to touch us. Creativity is an act of faith.....a commitment to make things and in so doing, make something better of ourselves and our world. Our graceful ability to embrace this faith is what sustains a creative life.