As a pharmacist, I don’t think much about myself as an artist. I spend most of my days on the left side of my brain – analyzing, calculating, and supporting my decisions and actions. I do enjoy art and appreciate the beauty and feelings it can invoke, but I do not feel like a very creative person.
I have a feeling that a lot of us would describe ourselves like I have. “I’m not creative” is something I seem to hear all of the time.
But, what if we started to think of all of us as artists? I was challenged by this question several years ago, and from then on I try to look at every human being as an artist. After all, aren’t we all creating something during our days?
It all comes down to how you define art. Obviously, this view casts a wide net, but every day I am creating something – currently, I am creating a food source for my son, I am creating a home life for my family, and I am creating value to my pharmacy team by working on projects and assignments. This list doesn’t include everything, but I think I’ve illustrated what I mean.
So, what are you creating today? What are creating in your life overall? What is your art? I hope these questions help you to look at your life as a canvas and you as the painter.