I stumbled across the following quote by Sir Ian McKellen this week and I absolutely love it:
"Do art and do it for the rest of your life (...). Don't do it for the money or fame but to experience becoming, to find what's inside you, to make your soul grow"
I'm a huge advocate of using creativity (in all its forms) to help one's own soul. And I can speak from personal experience, that there is something significant in the creative process which can facilitate us growing as a humans being and becoming who we truely are.
I'm coming to understand myself that there is an intrinsic link between being able to fully express oneself and becoming one's true self. And I've been wondering... if its true that creativity (as a means of expression) can help to restore one's sense of self, then is it the stifling of expression that causes us to lose oneself in the first place?
It's really important that we are allowed to express ourselves and to be ourselves. Over the years I've used all forms of creativity to help with expression, from art (of course), to poetry and dance. And I'm coming to realise what an important part this has played in me becoming me. Like Sir Ian McKellen said, it really does "make your soul grow". And I would encourage every person to get creative... whether its with words, art, craft, dance or drama... do what you connect with and start the process of discovering and becoming who you truely are.
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