How to Determine a Creative Path

Living out my professional life for 10 years has brought me to the distinct conslusion about what I enjoy most. Creating with words is where it's at for me. I know I'm not the best at it, and have a ton to learn, but I really feel at my peak-- and most invigorated through the act of writing (and from the finished product).

Yet that leaves me with an important question. Just what is it that I am to write about? I feel like an expert on very few things, and some of which I really don't want to spend time writing about! Yet that begs yet another question (I'm good at the question-thing, can you tell?)...does one have to be an expert to begin to write about something? Perhaps not.

I simply don't have the answer. The title of this post begs an answer. I know I like to write about life and do journaling. I know I do not like to do magazine-style writing, I don't even begin to know what it would be like if there was a novel for me to write -- so what is it to be? Perhaps posing the question to the universe is all that I need to focus on for now.

The Beginning

I spontaneously got this idea to create a blog that will serve as a forum to share my experiences in taking on a purpose-driven life; which I’m beginning anew for this year. Sure I’ve taken seminars, been coached, and gone back to school for classes more times than I can count. All those times have been learning experiences that have gotten me to where I’m at today. What makes this time different? Well, now it feels more like all my living that’s been done so far has combined with my present self in such a way that I’m confident in my ability to actually live a purposeful life. This is compared to just trying it on and walking away. In a word, I haven’t done anything this drastic since I took on the Landmark Forum Introduction Leader training several years ago. Only now it’s different.

Now it’s as if all that I learned back then, and every other day before and since, has culminated in such a way that I’m coming from a place of being that is a contented person who can expand and grow. So, what will I explore?

Along with continuing to work full time in corporate America, getting married, and going to grad school, I will also be taking on the role of an ontologist of sorts, with myself as the focus. Ok, for those close to me, nothing new there, I’m often pondering this or that about life, what it all means, and how to relate to living. At this point, the distinction is: I have no clinging to any specific goal that I believe will magically improve life’s experience somehow. I’ve really absorbed that the living, the process, is where it’s at. So why not enjoy it, explore it, and write about it?

It’s been my experience that writing down thoughts is helpful in so many ways. First, it actually helps me process what it is that I’m mulling over and physically and emotionally experiencing. I truly feel as if creating sentences is much like speaking or chatting to a close friend, it helps me to know me. So why not share it and make myself accountable for continuing the joy? I will create a space where if others happen to stumble upon it and get something from it, then great! Or I could even get a response from someone that contributes back to me. And so goes the whole blogosphere. But in a word, it’s more like a soul-o-blog-o-sphere…or would that be a blog-o-soul?

Sure formal writing has it’s places…and that’s not my intention here. Much of what I will share will consist of ramblings. Don’t worry I’ll leave out my personal garbage ramblings; you know, the kind that might occur in one’s morning pages, espoused by the influential creativity guide, Julia Cameron. As a general rule, my topics will primarily be about living a life of purpose. To me that means being intentional, taking yoga, my health, and spirituality to new and meaningful levels, and being full of compassion and gratitude for myself and others in the process. Afterall, if you don’t enjoy the ride of life, what’s the point of aspiring to goals if I already know the story and outcome?