” . . . being fully and creatively alive . . . means living out your total potential and doing it with uniqueness and flair.”- Tom Eggebrecht
In the Introduction to Fully and Creatively Alive: How to Live a More Joyfully Fulfilling Life, Tom Eggebrecht sets forth his conviction that being fully and creatively alive = the only way to live. Yet, creativity comes with the following potential costs:
- people express displeasure with you
- lack of income for a time
- setbacks
Most noteworthy, an artistic alternative always exists in life. As Pastor Eggebrecht notes, very often that alternative leads to your own joy while at the same time being helpful to others.
More often than you may think, Tom writes in Chapter 1 (“Fully Alive”), people find that place where their passions and skills intersect. However, to feel fully alive takes time, work, and effort. The author then explains what feeling fully alive means:
“It’s hard to explain the feeling, but you know it when it happens. The cares of life disappear. Worry goes away. A sense of true happiness washes right over you. Time stands still.”
In addition, art equates to much more than painting. Uber blogger and marketer Seth Godin defines art as “anything that’s creative, passionate, and personal.” But, as Tom observes, art changes others as well as the artist.
As an artist, your eyes become opened to the beauty in the mundane, the spectacular in the ordinary. An artistic alternative in life exists for you. You feel most fully and creatively alive when standing at the crossroads of your passions and skills.
Today’s question: How can you begin living out your total potential? Please share.
Tomorrow’s blog: “The sentences of life”