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Creation is what matters.

Creation needs to be part of our lives if we want to live a healthy, full and balanced life. Making art is one form of creation. Making art is a process that anyone, regardless of skill, can use to relax, to work through emotions, even to explore a different side of their personality. The "creating" itself is a path to personal fulfillment, tapping into something fundamentally human – the desire to express ourselves.

It may seem like a stretch in a celebrity culture enamored of externally defined success, but for people who do take a chance, fulfillment is its own reward. I learned quickly to set aside my perfectionist tendencies and focus on the experience rather than the eventual product. Painting for me is completely subjective and creative, and I just enjoy the process of doing that. I call it "the bliss of the process".

That inherent fun is something children understand. They don’t worry whether they’re talented enough to try something new. They enjoy the creative process as much, if not more, than what they create. It’s as we get older that self-doubt and pursuit of perfection tend to stifle the creative spirit. Its about following a little seed, tending it and watching it grow into something amazing.

Go plant a seed.     ~ Tom Fleming