June 22, 2025- Creativity Can Save Us

To say we are living through stressful times is an understatement.  Chaos, uncertainty, and danger is everywhere.  Like many people, I am desperately trying to balance the need to stay informed with the need to find peace. They are at opposite ends of the scale for sure.

         I keep coming back to a statement my dearest friend in the world recently wrote in one of our long and chatty email exchanges. “I am seeking tranquility in my creative endeavors.”

         I love the sound of that. Tranquility and creativity do seem to go together. Those words are also broad enough to be applicable to our individual circumstances.  Tranquility can mean so many different things. While one person many find it in solitude and silence, another may find it in the serenity of being surrounded by loved ones.

         Creative endeavors are limitless. Creativity is truly in the eye of the beholder.  What one person finds to be a creative outlet, (gardening or cooking for example) another may find a chore. There are no rules or guidelines. Even routine tasks can become creative with the right focus and attitude.

         Creativity allows us to build, rather than destroy something.  I think we all desperately need that right now. Seeing the glee with which some in power destroy and decimate, can be soul-crushing.  Yet even fleeting opportunities for us to construct can provide affirmation of the beauty and goodness of life.

         What chances do you have today to be creative?  To build or create? May you find tranquility in those creative endeavors!