You maiy be at a point of life where you are receiving a call to create. You might be emptying the nest of children, divorce, or on the edge of retirement and you are interested in pursuing a creative life. As you observe the landscape of friends and family, you may notice that younger generations are meeting up and creating. Or you may feel uncomfortable about attending creative classes in painting, music, etc. and being the oldest person in the room. Or the fact that you may just feel that it's too late in life to pursue something like a creative practice.
If you are over 40, know that you are not alone for feeling this way. In a world that appears to be a celebration and support of the endeavors of those younger can create a feeling that launching a new part of life may not be valued or supported. As a mature adult, you have a wide range of life experience and inspiration to pour into creative practice or hobby.. You also have the choice to decdie whether your engagement will be a money making venture or purely as a way of self-expression. Time is no longer a big factor since you have more of it to purse your creative dreams. And, as a working adult in other professions, you may have more money to spend on art materials, etc. Still not convinced? Consider these famous people who found their creative groove later in life:
There are many others I could be listed. But the main take away is that you are never too old to launch a second career in the arts or to just start engaging in a new creative life that you either abandoned earlier in life or never had the chance to launch. Sometimes we need a little help moving forward with our creative dreams, where ever we are in life. Why not consider working with someone who can support you in moving forward to make those dreams a reality. Feel free to contact me for a discovery session to talk about how your next steps and how I can support you.
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Many people ask me how I make time to create with so much going on in my life. Part of it is because I am a Gemini (ha,ha)...but mostly is because I learned the hard way what it feels like to not be able to create. I decided once I unblocked myself, it was important for me to nurture and encourage my creative muse at all costs. To say that it has been easy would be untrue....there are days and weeks when my other world takes precedent and I am unable to make my creative practice a priority. But in those times, I make note of the things that inspire me, the ideas that come to me, and the images that get my attention. When the time comes again for me to resume my creative practice, I collect the ideas, images, etc., that I found during the time of unproductivity which helps me jump start my creative practice without searching for ideas. So you may be telling yourself, that's great for you, but how can I possibly fit in my creative practice when I have a household to run, a full-time job, care taking of elderly parents, and other demands on my time? Here are a few ideas to help you determine whether or not that is truly a reality for you:
Once you decide that your creativity IS an important part of your life that should not be given to chance, you can take the steps to infuse it into your schedule. Don't worry about how much time you can spend right away, as you move forward and become more disciplined, you will find that it will take the right place in your schedule naturally. |
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