Fruit, Fertilizer and "Going forth ..."

Discovering my abilities with crayons is something very new for me. I discovered it after I turned 40 years old.

I have an older brother (by 3 years) who is extremely talented when it comes to drawing. When you add to that the fact that he is also a perfectionist, you are faced with a person who is magic with a drawing instrument in his hand.

When I was little, I was pretty good with a coloring book. I could almost always color inside the lines and I never did anything weird like , color the grass purple. But each time I would see what my brother could create by merely using a burnt match on a paper napkin, I came to the realization that, "I am not the creative one in the family." So, basically I gave it up and turned to writing for my creative outlet. I've always excelled with my writing, so I never bothered to try my hand at anything else. My brother did "his thing" and I did "my thing". "A place for everything and everything in it's place". Right?

Imagine my surprise when I was watching TV and doodling on the side, only half paying attention, only to discover that I had a little bit of talent in that direction. It's true, I'll never be my brother. But the interesting thing about that is, I'm NOT my brother. I'm ME.

So, now we get to the point of this entire blog. It's time for you to express yourself. That's Y-O-U-R-S-E-L-F! Forget about who appreciates it and ask yourself, "am I enjoying doing this". Because I can guarantee you that no matter what you create, nobody else will be able to create the same thing. 

Apparently, the mathematicians have calculated that over the course of all of human history there has been approximately 107,000,000 people who have lived. I don't know if that is accurate. But I know there are almost 7,000,000 people on the planet right now. But only one YOU. If God went to the trouble and pleasure of making sure there was only one person that would ever be you, it seems to reason that He would wish you to find a way of expressing your individuality. To do that "thing" that only you can do your way. PLUS, each one of us has an ability. we usually have several, but all have at least one.

So that's what this blog is about. It's not to sell you a machine that can cut out 20 shapes exactly the same (although there is nothing wrong with that). It's to show you and mostly to encourage you to try. Try what? To try whatever you want. Just start. Do anything.

Look around you and you will see people expressing themselves everywhere in a myriad of ways. Now it's your turn. And I know God will love whatever you do, even if the rest of the world thinks it's trash. It'll be a treasure to Him because YOU are a treasure to Him.If God had a refrigerator, you would be on it. And if that doesn't encourage you, nothing else will.

God said, "be fruitful and multiply" and I don't think he just meant have a bunch of kids. He meant in everything you do. As a tree produces it's fruit that is specific to itself, you create something that comes from yourself. And, maybe, with some pruning and fertilizer, you will be able to multiply yourself as well.

So let's "go forth" ...

(Check out the "Trash Project - Part 1")