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Welcome another email of Silver Lining Sundays with Shreya.
I don’t how about you, but creativity is one of the core values of my life. It has allowed me to discover various facets of my personality and altered my life in more ways I can imagine.
People have different purposes in life. Some want to make money, some are content with their current life, and some are lifelong discoveries.
Our purposes are different because we are different people.
Even with so many difference, we all can have a common purpose.
How?
By exploring our creativity!
Exploring our creativity is validating our being.
I want to explore my creativity as a writer, as a designer, as a creator, and most importantly, as a human being.
We are all so creative in so many different ways and so many other domains. If we don’t explore that, we’ll never know who we are and what we are capable of doing.
Creativity doesn’t have a full stop.
You can be creative in n number of things and discover yourself along the way.
When we permit ourselves to mull over that thought, we find ourselves.
At 20, when I decided to drop out of engineering to pursue my passion for art and design, I had no skills and no idea how it will benefit my life.
I was only following my curiosity.
When I started studying design, I learned about art and creativity. My course didn't restrict me to learn only graphic design, but it taught photography, visual merchandising, art history, and consumer behavior.
I explored and discovered that I could not only design but could click good pictures and create a professional ensemble for myself and my work. It gave me a chance to work for international brands like Fosters and FHM.
It was a great discovery, and I wouldn’t have learned it if I had continued my journey to become an engineer.
As an experimentalist, I was always involved in extracurricular events; that's when I stumbled upon Quora and started sharing my stories with the world. I had no intention to be a writer or to garner millions of views on my content. I was only expanding my creativity and exploring new things about myself.
I am still unsure what I will be doing in the next 4-5 years; however, I am confident that exploring my creativity and the possibilities of what I could be will never stop. As Coldplay's said
“If you never try, you'll never know.”
Don’t you fancy the idea of finding out all you can be?
We all have different goals and plans for our lives. Some of us are still in the lifelong journey of self-discovery, and most don't care about the concept of purpose and are happy with their nihilist approach towards life.
But one thing we all can have is a purpose that allows us to explore all our creativity.
Exploring our creativity is finding and trying all the possibilities of our being.
It’s not about going out into the world and trying everything everyone around you is doing. It's about finding all the things you want to do and doing that with conviction. Doing things that speak to your soul.
Every year and in every new phase of life, you’ll find something new about yourself. You will see a new light and a new oomph.
Don't ignore it when you see it; not many people are lucky to witness it.
Walk towards it.
It might turn out to be the only thing you're waiting for all your life.
A lesson of the week
Sleep becomes exceedingly important as you grow. Pulling an all-nighter isn’t fun anymore.
Currently reading
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Video of the week
In college, we used to dance to Shaggy’s Wasn’t Me in Retro Nights. But had no idea about the song whatsoever. The vice documentary about “The Story Of” is remarkable. I watched The Story of “It Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy and was amazed by how a random event can turn your life upside down. If it wasn’t for a random DJ who stole this song on Napster, it wouldn’t have seen the daylight.
And as a music lover, I find these stories fascinating. I am eagerly waiting for more and have decided to add Song of the Week to our Weekly Whims.
Quote of the Week
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Song of the Week
Don’t go by the lyrics but this song has the potential to cheer you up. The song of the week has to be It Wasn’t Me by Shaggy :D
Creation of the Week
I wrote a poem called Mystery of Life and made a video on it. It’s about how paradoxical our life and emotions can get.
Enjoy your day
Love and light
Shreya