Our Purpose is to create!

One of the most fundamental truths is that our purpose during our time on earth is to create. I believe that GOD instills in each of us a special purpose and within that purpose is a dynamic and awesome creativity and ability to have original thought and original creativity. To be sure, we also are blessed with a "will" to choose whether we "tap into" or develop our creative skills or talents...but the important thing is that we are meant to create. The creative process may be developed over time, honed by experience or circumstance or simply fueled by inspiration, timing or the "forces" around us. Most people are most happy when they are creating.....and in creating they find that their natural skills, talents, abilities, desires all converge in the creative process. Creation comes in all shapes and forms. A mother or father, a worker, a teacher or student all create. Often the person who appears to be the "teacher" is the student and vice versa. I believe it is important to recognize and be conscious of our purpose to create because awareness and knowledge helps us to remove obstacles, most namely ourselves, in "tapping" into the source of our creativity. Magic occurs and miracles appear when someone discovers their creative purpose. Sometimes, in life, we get bogged down, reacting to our circumstance, problems, processes and the "daily grind" of life......and yet when we connect with our creativity.......we are energized and our passion to create can't be held back. We each have a responsibility to reach out a hand and to help others to find their creative purpose......sometimes by simply giving an encouraging word, by seeing others as they can be, not as they have been or as they are at this moment. We each also, have a responsibility to encourage ourselves, every day, to create something new........and to give of ourselves in a way that makes our life, and the lives of others more meaningful. Creating doesn't have to be anything that appears big in life......It doesn't have to be carving a statue of "David" or writing a hit song. It can simply be writing a few words in a journal or saying a kind word to someone in need........Invest in your life and in your world by living your purpose - Create!

The Truth

The biggest lies we tell are not the lies we tell to others but the lies we tell ourselves. I recently met someone who, in my opinion, lives a life of truth. She can be brutally honest and yet she is soft and deep inside. She has many great talents and yet I see honesty as one of her greatest strengths. By being herself and living with integrity and character she has helped me understand my faults and some changes I needed to make in my view of myself. This person is highly intelligent and doesn't seek to change anyone. She is an inspiration in many ways. There is a "sappy" line from a movie where the girl asks the guy "why do you love me, Jack"? And he says "because you make me want to be a better man"......and the audience laughs because coming from Jack Nicholson in any movie it's about as insincere as it can get.....and yet......when a person cares about you enough to make you want to have more integrity and more character......it must be a good thing and it must be truth in action. Less Lies, more truths and living more honestly.