A fulfilling life depends on understanding personal values, what energizes individuals, and how to connect with self and community. Creative expression is presented as a primary way to access these needs. Many people feel uneasy with terms like creativity or creative practice due to childhood experiences and cultural conditioning. People may picture only certain types of artists, such as painters or gallery-focused creators, which can narrow the meaning of creativity. If a person had a teacher who criticized their drawing, they may internalize the idea that their creativity is wrong or not acceptable. These influences can shape adult perceptions of self and preferred forms of creative expression.
"To live a fulfilling life, we need to have a grasp on our personal values, what lights us up as individuals, and how to connect to ourselves and our communities. Exploring my individual creative expression is my personal favorite way to do all of that. But so many people have buried their creative expression deep inside of them."
"First, there's the cultural conditioning around terms like creative practice or creative expression. We might automatically assume that those terms refer to oil painters who spend their time working on canvases, in overalls with paint splotches all over them. When I visualize a person who represents creative expression, I think of a woman in a warehouse loft in New York City who is preparing for an art show at a bougie gallery. These conceptualizations aren't necessarily wrong, but [the terms] don't represent only these types of people."
"Now let's get into the reasons why you may not feel connected to the terms creativity, creative practice, or creative expression. Maybe you had an art teacher in elementary school who criticized your drawing, so you internalized the idea that you'"
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