Conquering Doubts Creatively

This title packs three strong words. Conquering. Doubts. Creatively. I will start from conquering which the dictionary I have described with the use of force and authority. To me though I choose to define it as overcoming especially when it comes to self development. Say, overcoming a bad habit or going through a hard times. Everyday is a new opportunity to conquer whatever force out there you believe needs to be conquered. My posts here are mainly introspective, something of a subtle memoir —a diary where I try to conquer any hindrance to the flow of creativity, disproving those who thought that juice can be trapped. Doubt. This is a big force that needs conquering. It is a cousin to fear. It seems like even after beating one doubt, the next sizeable project I decide on brings its own chunk of doubt. It makes sense then to say that conquering doubt is a continuous process until we reach the level of your favorite motivational speakers because I see some of them and I say I wish I can be more confident like that. Creatively, that is, in a creative manner. Isolating it like this defeats the purpose of tackling creativity or the art of being creative in and of itself. This adverbial form assumes you know what the time it is. It assumes we all understand the concept and proposition that creativity abounds in nature so much so that whatever new we do is creative. Setting out the manner of conquering doubt which should be continuos is a creative act. I don’t like writing how-to posts because I really don’t know. When I do, I am mostly challenging myself. However I came across a piece of writing that dealt with doubt, fear, and creativity so well I had to dedicate the entirety of this article’s first paragraph to that exercpt.

Zora Neale Hurston words aforementioned assume a power which becomes part of a whole. Creating using our talents, skills, and the ever abundant inspiration, we conquer doubt by concerning ourselves with the process and strength of the uniqueness of what we put out as against the outcomes which must be no matter what it is. Once an idea is born in our minds it assumes a life that could either be presented to the world in spite of the doubts or which seeps out indirectly usually in negative forms when supressed. Inspiration is a little like the opposite of doubt in a way confidence doesn’t encompass. When you are inspired about something you can choose to act or not. When you set out to achieve you can either allow doubt to stop you or not. At the end of the day we reserve that power. However inspiration can and should be used creatively to overcome doubts and be more productive. Focused inspiration when tapped into becomes a relay. You have to be in-tune to tap in and this happens across different sectors. It requires focus, dedication and direction.

I have written before that hope cannot be trapped. Creativity is a part of the air we breathe in, it is the distillation and application that create the boundaries surrounding the uniqueness we choose. Creativity does not lie only in writing or painting or musicianship, it is the ingridients of the will to make use of what we can and offer something. Someone said to lie, that is tell an untruth, is being creative. Try arguing with that.

Doubt is one of the killer of creativity. It is something I also struggle with. Rejections create doubts. People's insecure and envious projections magnifies doubts to a mountainous height. Fear also is another hindrance. Fear has many aspects to it because at a point it is believed fear keeps us alive. To some, it is needed if we can allow it to prod us from behind instead of having it stand in our way. Last night, I listened to a recorded speech which said we should only fear fear itself. Believing in our creative gifts of which every one has numerous is the first step. Working on them constantly can help conquer this doubt. I conquer mine creatively by reading and writing on a daily basis because the more I read the more inspired I get. The more I write no matter how little or out of point I am hammering on the head of this debilitating unseen creature called doubt. I am at a level of creativity where all my fears and doubts are considerable factors, yet, I do what has to be done because over years this creativity thing has taken life of its own and must have to be born whenever due. This separation of the creative iota from the intersection within where it could be defused by doubt has helped oust fear a bit because it becomes less about the creator but the art itself.