I have an assignment for my Creative Problem solving class, it requires that I "talk to someone different or in a different way". I have for years wanted to start a blog (set up my first blog account in 2009), but have been very frightened of doing so as I was unsure what I should share with the world.
As a person who is in the world of communication, especially visual communication I have always found it challenging to express myself as a content creator without having a client or a commercial purpose. To simply write what is on my mind at the moment, is something I have always wanted to do but have repeatedly stopped myself.
To write to the world about my thoughts, insights, or artwork is terrifying. I think it has to do with not feeling that my art is good enough. What the heck does not good enough mean? As an educator, I was able to help many students through this challenge as I deeply understood it and would not let them continue suffering with the debilitating fear of not sharing what is inside of them. It was very rewarding for me to watch them progress and finally be able to proudly present their creations to the world and have the world respond in a positive manner.
This is my attempt at trying to do something very public that is frightening to me. To speak to you the public in a stream of conscious form that is not structured, that simply expresses what is going on for me is a very new challenging. So here it goes…. Let me know what you think….
