# To Dare To Create.

> Pursuing creativity is courageous.

**Published by:** [On The Inside](https://paragraph.com/@ontheinside/)
**Published on:** 2023-09-02
**Categories:** theinside
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@ontheinside/to-dare-to-create

## Content

To Create | A sketch by Melanie Jane A brush stroke here. A stitch over there. A few words written down As I ponder this life that I bear. A new mold from the clay. The oil depiction takes form. The watercolor drips its way down As my creation is born. I start with an idea Where I end, far from that. The depiction evolves From where I start To where I am at. The mind takes a journey As the process evolves. From inside I pull meaning The story is told. When I start I am there. I am immersed in the path. To start is the barrier. To start. To not hold myself back. To allow what is in To make its way out. To allow what is in To be expressed through creations, out loud. If I release the depictions The thoughts, paintings and words If I release through creation My experience becomes understood. When I hold myself back There is confusion and unrest. When I hold myself back I can find myself lost, in distress. To dare to create Brings about understanding and ease. My experience is understood on a deeper level. Inside, I feel pleased. Lately, I have been pondering The idea that pursuing creativity is hard. There is a barrier between The world and the arts. For some reason, it feels bad. It feels abnormal and strange. For some reason, it feels bizarre To live a life aligned With the space to create. It seems unattainable. It seems like it would be wrong. To live in sync with the world And the internal artistic song. It feels like being a square peg When you are surrounded by round holes. It feels like wearing neon When those who surround wear neutral. Like your volume is to twenty When the audio that surrounds is held at a three. It feels quite challenging To embrace the internal creativity within the. Embracing the creative. Putting pencil to paper. Words making their way out. A drawing taking form Pieces of art Filled with meaning throughout. It is exhilarating. Freeing. A piece inside unleashed. What if we lived in a world That condoned these things? What if artists felt empowered? What if people were encouraged to share their creations and dreams? I often hear from artists that I meet They frequently face the question Of whether or not their creations should be released. What if it was no longer taboo To go after the passion that brews from inside? What if it was easy to access A world in which those things could provide? When I was young We were placed in art class We were taught to create To dream and express ourselves Through the various mediums that we had. Yet as I got older As adulthood came near I felt this pressure to conform Creative expression dissolved from the norm. As I ponder this thought That pursuing creativity is hard. As I ponder the barrier between The world and the arts. As I ponder the conversations I have had With artists along the way. I find myself writing a new normal That I hope to live by each day. One where we dare to create Through the medium that feels right. One where we push through the noise The internal banter inside. One where we vow to continue So our internal understanding remains near. One where we uphold a life Where we allow our creativity to appear. - Thank you for reading ON THE INSIDE! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

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