creative life

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Do we create? Great question Heidi.

As a fine artist I know the fear of facing a blank canvas or sheet

of watercolor paper, but I also know the joy of creating something of

value with my paints, my self expession and my skills. I find there

is nothing like the high from creating.

Being a creative person also spills over into other areas of my

life, and in doing so enriches the whole of my life.

I am grateful I was raised in a family where the effort to be

creative was respected and admired in all walks of life, from fine

art,crafts,cooking,homemaking and all the many sciences.

I feel sorry for those who miss out on being creative. What a shame

and what a loss to society. We all harbor talents above and beyond

what we think we have and it is fun and gratifying to experiement and

find out what the are no matter what area we choose to explore. I say

screw up your courage and go for it!

Sheila

>

> >I have just resubscribed after a bit of a break, and was just

wondering if a

> > " Super Size Me " discussion was under way. I saw the movie last

night and was

> >impressed. Although the movie somewhat perpetuates the

misinformation about

> >saturated fats, I have to give him credit for showing the dangers

of

> >nutritionless food. Actually, I found the movie frightening,

because it makes it painfully

> >clear how many young people are literally addicted to these

foods. Any other

> >observations or opinions?

>

> I am amazed how many folks I know personally NEVER COOK.

> I stayed with a relative for a week or so and every meal was

> from a restaurant or reheated leftovers from a restaurant. Now,

> they were upper class, so it wasn't fast food. But you have

> to think what kind of " culture " we have, that doesn't include

> home-cooked meals.

>

> I also wonder at the sheer trustingness of it. People assume

> that if they plop down their money, what they buy is ok

> to eat. They have no idea, and not much curiousity,

> about what went into it.

>

> Personally I feel like we've mortgaged our " culture " to

> various corporations. Even in the crafts, which should

> be creative, they have morphed into something where

> you buy parts and hot-glue them together. We work,

> we buy, we consume ... but do we *create*?

>

> -- Heidi Jean