The Art of Creativity and Expression

There really is no right or wrong way when it comes to the artist expression of the human spirit. In my own personal experience, it is one of my favourite things to do! Everyone has their own means of expression; through music, poetry, painting, drawing, writing... The list goes forever onward.

While expressing your creative side may seem like one of the easiest things to do, I believe it is actually one of the most hardest. The hardest part is starting. That's it. You can say to yourself "I am going to write a book" all day, and sit at that table with your notepad or laptop. However, you need to start. Inspiration comes and goes in mysterious ways. While you feel you want to write, you cannot arrange your chaotic, ever changing thoughts. You feel inspired to spill a world onto a piece of paper, but cannot command the first strokes of your pencil. Starting is always the hardest part, but when you start, it is hard to stop.

After "breaching the wall" of starting your creativity vomit, it then flows freely from you to your work. One must be sure that they do not create the habit of failure (continuos quitting because lack of starting) Just start. Even if you are drawing lines, or writing the same musical note over and over, just start. You might be surprised in what your work mutates into.

As I write this, I attempt to try and get rid of my own starting issues; my "writers block / artistic block". I will keep going till I do, and I hope that you will do the same.

So Much out of Nothing

So much is happening, yet at the same time, nothing is happening at all. Life really does work in strange, and sometimes mysterious, indirect ways.

From nothing comes something. The something coming in many forms: an idea, act, thought, feeling, person, place, object, the list goes on...

Life continues on, yet feels like time is at a stand still. Motionless. What is this otherworldly magic of time moving while still?

We hope for the future, yet must live the present. the future is forever changing; being affected by our actions in the present. You create the road, for there will be no road without you. You can make something out of nothing.

College!

Oh! How fast time does go!

I have now begun a new chapter in my life. College feels weird. While it still may be only the first week or so, I hope that I have made the right choice. Not knowing where I want to be in my future for a career, I feel some pressure from the future, yet I must remember to live in the present and live my life.

I hope college is the challenge, as well as the amazing time I thought it will be. There is only one way to find out on this stepping stone to University, and the future.

Yoga

While I have been working out full time for a while now, I have only most recently added Yoga into my training routine. I have discovered that I made the right choice and that Yoga indeed helps both the mind and body. It really is amazing what happens when one relaxes to the point of meditation.

Yoga helps balances the body and keeps the body's flexibility and overall health in check. THere are also major mental health benefits from the level of relaxation and peace that one can experience.

I really love the flexibility Yoga gives. It helps me feel free and at home in my own body. I highly recommend it to anyone!

Flying friends and family

While my life in the world in aviation is only beginning, I can safely say that one of the most joyous and heartfelt experiences is taking friends and family flying. Sharing the gift of flight is a remarkable feeling, and never grows old. Every flight is different and unique in its own way. The best part is that is is ALWAYS fun to do. Letting someone fly for a bit, to even doing a few "exciting" aerial manoeuvres keeps the heart, as well as human spirit going at a fast pace. In a way, this is also how my story in aviation took off. Flights bought by my parents and those given to me through Air Cadets brought me the goal to pursue my pilots licence, and that I did. I learned that if you want something, go for it. Dream big, you deserve it! And this experience through flight, I can share, and prove to others that anything is possible.

19

For many days now, I have passed another birthday on my journey of life. While it felt like any normal year, it somehow felt different in my heart. While I still had a few friends over like every other year, this is my last birthday before post-secondary education. This is a big step in my life, for the next chapter in my life is here. While it is also the first birthday I spent at home (been with cadets every other year) and this is my first year that I can now legally drink, I still feel somewhat confused and disoriented. Such feeling are to be expected, due to the nature of the changes that are happening and will happen in a short time. Growing up, I now have to budget my time. Friends here, a LOT of work there, school, workout, shooting films, flying, traveling, etc... The list goes on.

While I may have mixed feelings about my future right now, I know I must move on from the past filled with good times, bad times, broken hearts and adventures had. Time to continue moving down the road we call life.

The human heart is very confusing (Part 2 of 2) closure

It feels nice to have closure, 
to have been able to talk to you,
for us to be able to both share our feelings,
on a wonderful walk with me and you.

Both of us spoke many words and stories,
no tears shed, just honest opinions and thoughts on relationships and life,
too much going on then and needed rest,
fine a while ago but now off to university and life and the known of the unknown.

No more thinking what-ifs,
I can move on and let you live you life,
find my own path,
you go to the sun.

Thank you for being an amazing friend,
we will always be,
see you around,
My feelings can now go as I move on with closure, to the dawn of tomorrow.