Creativity is not the sole province of geniuses and artists; it is an essential human impulse. Creativity is how your brain explores new experiences and information and integrates them into your understanding of the world. If you were not creative, you would not have been able to adapt to the changing circumstances you have faced in your life; you would still be an infant.
Creativity starts with an inner motivation. It may be stimulated by external inspiration, as when a painter dips a brush into the wrong pot, but finds that the unexpected color brings new life to her work. But what seems to be external stimulus has to find a positive, receptive place inside a human being.
The key to being creative is to find something that motivates you deeply. Wishing is worth nothing; to create we need to be willing to invest time and effort, and to accept risks. Without motivation, creative ideas will rise and fall like leaves in the wind.
Creativity is founded in desire. A child sees its mother walk, and is determined to gain that freedom and strength. A poet yearns for the perfect way to say something. A reformer is willing to sacrifice everything to make the world a better place. Find what motivates you, and you are on the road to creation.
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