CREATIVITY AND EMPATHY

What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

I find today’s topic amusing again, because it is again asking us to be a little self absorbed. Admittedly as writers we need to be a little self absorbed to hone our craft.

There are two favourite things about me which I think are significant. The first thing I like about myself, is my creative streak which now is mainly manifested through my ✍️ writing. I have been a writer since a small child, but now with writing ✍️ a blog and writing ✍️ children’s literature I feel I can now call myself a writer. In the past I have used other creative mediums like silk painting and jewellery making, but it is through writing that I have found my forte.

The other quality I have is my empathy and compassion, something that really developed once I experienced mental health issues and got further developed through my career in mental health. Having empathy is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because we can put ourselves in another person’s shoes, but a curse as we can feel their pain. One of my friends says I am a powerful positive force and I am flattered by that, and know there is some truth to that, but I prefer to see it that my empathy leads me to treat everyone as my equal.

I honestly see that my creativity and empathy go hand in hand as one allows the other to blossom in my life and I hope my readers gather that in my ✍️ writing I allow my empathy and compassion to shine through, like a shining light.