DailyThought #62 - Why I Create

Like anyone, I like making something of my own. I believe there is a human desire to be unique and different. As much as we want to be around each other for support, love, and relationship, I believe, subconsciously we want to be better than each other, as well. I don't think this is founded in malace, rather, this is what allows for progression in every aspect of our lives.

For me, creation acts as an export. It gives me freedom. The freedom to say what words can't speak. We all got a lot of bottled up shit in us. If we don't let it out, it'll rot us from the inside of our souls, to the outside our skin - leaving those around us with the smell. Which is another reason I create: to leave behind something bigger than myself, something longer living. I am a little ashamed to admit one of the reasons for me creating is so my words are read by humans I could've never met, so my music is played at the funeral of my great grandson, or so my art is hung on the walls of a place that thinks it's worth preserving. But, I don't think that desire uncommon. I just want to contribute.

As much as my life of creating is personal, it is social, as well. As much as I need to get off my chest, I need people to see what I see, feel what I feel. And when they do, that is connection. There is not better feeling than being understood. But, I can only do that the more I share, there more I am comfortable to share. To be comfortable to share, you have to be confortable with yourself.

Corralling The Blues by Colter Wall