Amy Tan: The Sources of Creativity

Amy Tan, is insight­ful and down to earth in her pre­sen­ta­tion… but what impressed me most was her incli­na­tion to ques­tion WHY… and to explore where ever that might take her. If you want to know how cre­ativ­i­ty works… you have to be will­ing to risk the unknown and be pre­pared to dis­cov­er a Uni­verse beyond your present state of mind. Cre­ativ­i­ty… begins, is nur­tured, and finds expres­sion in the ques­tion…

It’s Time…
Copy­right 2008 Michael Gib­bowr

Who am I ?
What is my Pur­pose in Life ?
Is there an Answer ?
What is it… ?

As to the First Ques­tion…
You are among the Most Unique With­in Your Species
An Irre­place­able Spec­i­men of Poten­tial­i­ty
Capa­ble of The Most Con­se­quen­tial Achieve­ments
Ever Con­ceived by Mor­tal Man

Sec­ond­ly, You were Designed
With a Spe­cif­ic Thought in Mind
To Pur­sue Expres­sion of What Resides In You
Not To Mim­ic Another’s Attrib­ut­es
But To Dis­cov­er Your Own Pur­suits

To Do What It Is That You Do Best…
To Ques­tion, Chal­lenge and Explore, an Unyield­ing Quest
To Look into The Look­ing Glass of Life
And Cut Through the B.S. like a Razor-Edged-Knife
Going Beyond the Per­cep­tions of the Con­ven­tion­al View
To Reveal That To Your­self, You’ve Remained True…

And That In Its Entire­ty
Is What Pur­pose Has Intend­ed For You To Pur­sue
With­out Qual­i­fi­ca­tion
Pay­ing The Price Required Of You

Third­ly, if up to now The Answer hasn’t been Clear
Pur­suit of Your Per­son­al Best means Fac­ing Your Fears
In spite of Dis­ap­point­ments, Heartache or Tears
Yes, Pur­pose Requires Resilience From You
Giv­ing Your All, In All That You Do

Fourth, and fine­ly…
If You’re Coura­geous Enough To Stay The Course
You’ll Learn to Find Mean­ing
Amidst Cel­e­bra­tion and Loss
You’ll Live Life On Pur­pose…

Know­ing Your Pur­pose
Is Unique­ly Your Own
With an Unsat­is­fied Sat­is­fac­tion
In Hav­ing Ven­tured Beyond Your Com­fort Zone
More Impor­tant­ly, you’ll have Expressed Per­son­al Gifts
As Only Your Per­spec­tive Befits

Who am I ?
What is my Pur­pose in Life ?
Is there an Answer ?
What is it… ?

Well, now you Know…
So off with You…
It’s Time to Do…
And Be…
And Grow…
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