Writing As Your Superpower
Your uniqueness — not perfection or status — is what the world needs.
“There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that —
but you are the only you.”
― Neil Gaiman
Abusive situations are not the only ways life can steal our creativity. Something as seemingly positive-sounding as perfection can also hinder our creative self.
Have you ever visited an art museum or read a book and thought, what in the world did I just see or read? That’s not art. I could do better than that. But it is art. Creativity is your expression of your art in any form and it does not have to be perfect or even liked by everyone. It just has to be from your heart and soul.
Creativity does not strive for perfection, only expression. Everyone is unique, so each expression of creativity will be unique as well. And we all have different opinions, tastes, and preferences. We don’t all like the same things. Just as we have different tastes in food or the type of soda we drink, we have different tastes in what we consider creative.
As a society, we’ve forgotten the most important part of creativity and writing — the creativity. I know that sounds obvious. But as we go through school, we are taught grammar and spelling and how to write for a good grade. In most…
