What is it that pushes your creative buttons? Art, music, home decorating, writing, making jewelry? There are so many ways to express what lies within that creative part of you...are you spending some time doing any of those things? If not, why not? Is daily life sucking away your hours day-in and day-out like a vacuum? Maybe it's time to put your foot down and make a decision.

Here's the thing, we need to express those creative things that percolate within us. We need to give vent to those things that we're good at; creatively speaking. Some people love to make cakes, but they only do it about once a year. That's simply not enough! Some people love to roller-skate and they do it every couple of years because they just can't seem to find the time, or they consider it mere entertainment. It could be the very activity needed to find clarity about your life.

Now I'm not against entertainment, but there is definitely no shortage of it. We are the "entertain me" generation. From television, to movies, to video games--we are consumers gone mad when it comes to entertainment! We seemingly just can't get enough. No, what I'm talking about is exploration and expression of your creative side. Taking those gifts that you have, and applying them to fashion something that will be a reflection of the inner you...doing something that makes you a more fulfilled person by virtue of expressing a part of yourself. It's in there, so it should come out!

You can't say that time is the problem, because if you look at how much time you spend watching television that adds up to a lot. Of course I realize that there always seems to be time for those urgent, pressing things; those things that must be done. But why can't there be time for those things that are meaningful? They are in fact just as important as all the daily-grind things...and perhaps even more important.

I think it's such a shame that we live in a time when we feel pressure to "do life" versus "live life." There are so many splendiferous things to spend our time on, and the fact is we only have x-number of hours allotted to us, so we need to be thoughtful about how we spend our life currency. I don't know about you, but I want to spend my hours productively, and creatively; and it could very well turn out to be that what starts as creative pursuit may in fact be a life destiny!

What if Leonardo da Vinci never picked up a paint brush? What if the Beatles had never invested time into their musical aspirations? What if Michael Jackson hadn't spent hours learning dance moves? We discover our personal greatness when we give ourselves over to the possibilities and make an investment in ourselves. I don't know about you, but I want to find my personal greatness and dig for those treasures that lie within! Who knows, you might just be the next great artist, musician, designer, or dancer; and I might be the next great writer! So let's step out and step up to the creative plate!