Creative Expression

This is a picture of one of the most spectacular sights I have ever seen. It is a rainbow going over Diamond Head mountain on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. When I was working there in 2208-9, I was awe- struck by the rainbows that appeared almost every day all over of the island.

I have a whole series of pictures that I took of rainbows while I was there. Each one was unique and each one inspired me to continue to express myself creatively with my camera. I have made several slideshows with these pictures and added music to each one for meditation. It wasn't hard and it fed my soul each time I would put one together.

We often don't allow ourselves to express ourselves creatively because we may not have been conditioned early in life to think that this is a necessary part of who we are. It allows our very essence to express itself and feeds us at the same time. Art, music, sculpture,dance, are all things we did as children. We drew with crayons and pencils, painted with watercolors and made sculptures with playdoe and clay. We made collages with glue and anything we could find on a walk through the woods. And all the while we sang and hummed and danced around the yard or the family room. We banged drums, blew whistles, played harmonicas, blew bubbles and flew paper airplanes. We created sandcastles on the beach and snowmen and snow forts in the snow.

Look at how creative we were when we were children ! Aren't we the same person now??

Who or what made us think that being creative was just for kids?? That we weren't capable of creating? That all that was just for kids??

As I continue to perservere in my coaching and challenging my clients to write stories and create metaphors to discover who they are, people still tell me that they aren't creative enough and wouldn't know how to write or tell a story. However when I give them permission to do whatever they want, there are no boundaries, no limitations and anything is possible, we are always astounded at what appears.

We describe fear as dark scary places where we will be eaten by monsters, but our bed blankets have magical powers to make us invisible and so we can get to the beautiful valley safely and no one was able to see us.

Give your self permission to have fun with your crayons and clay !! Beat the drum in the backyard and dance around the flower beds and see what comes up for you !! It is your essence sending messages about who you really are and what you love to do. !!

Be brave like Dorothy and fly over the rainbow to see what is there !!!!