Xpression of U

I have always had the challenge to see myself as a person who could express me in an artistic way, I think I always saw, or preferred to see myself as a career oriented person. And since I´ve always been interested in pursuing psychology couldn´t see the relation between psychology and my artistic interests in a professional applicable way.  While studying psychology I understood this relation and importance of expressing myself, but still there was also an old bias on it being just hobby that we shouldn’t waist so much time on it. And the fact that I always thought that whatever inspiration I had and whatever I was doing at the moment, was just a temporary way of dealing my feelings, most times not good feelings, it was not meant to be shared, seen or commented…I would feel exposed.

Earlier this year I got myself looking to a beer bottle that I recycled many years ago, and I was not just admiring it, but I was also thinking about the different ways I’ve expressed my creativity, feelings, ideas, vision and thoughts since I´ve known myself… I’ve customized clothes, earrings, wrote poems, hip-hop lyrics (even got myself a nickname 😅), took pictures, drawn clothes, composed music melodies when I was learning to play guitar, recycled bottles… and I was kind of admired. I was admired not because there were master pieces among those things, but because I realized that I´ve been expressing me for so long, in different ways… I “allowed” myself to think of me as person with an artistic vein, which I believe most of us have, after all the concept of artistic is wide and luckily, some can link it with work.

Last month I started asking friends and people I know if they would like to share some texts to be published on the blog. Overall I got positive feedback and some people willing to share their creations, but the general sense I got was a bit of fear to exposure. I believe whatever we are creating something; we expect it to be something perfect worthy of comprehension and acceptance. At this point, I guess we already know that, concepts as beautiful, interesting or perfect are subjective. Therefore, whatever skill, talent or art you have on you, share it, express yourself… We all have so much inside us that can inspire, cheer and be useful for ourselves and/ or others. Allow yourself to share more often who you are. Sharing it can be just among your friends/ family or publicly, it’s up to you; but let express yourself. And sometimes you’ll be able to profit from it, others not really, but even so, do it and keep going.

If you ask me was it scary to start the blog? Yes, no doubts!! This was something on the back of my mind for many years, but luckily I was inspired by friends, people I know, who are sharing their creations, skills or talents over the years and I’m grateful for them. Surely it’s reassuring that I’ve been receiving positive feedback, but as I was saying to a friend other day, more than anything I write mostly to express myself to myself, and as everything in life, won’t please everyone. As a result of my blog, I just received a proposal which I am excited about. Was this my initial goal? No. Will it work? I don´t know, but I´ll put an effort.

Are there some skills, talents, ways of expression, Creations that you have been hiding or you think are not worthy pursuing / professionalize it? Or better, do you have an inspirational experience?

Please share with us.

Be brave. Be you. Be happy.

P