Yes Is For… Yes! Say Yes!
Yes!
I said it. Yes, I’ll do the A to Z Blog Challenge this year! Yes!
Am I glad that I did?
Yes!
Am I glad that I asked the folx who come to our weekly craft gathering, A Good Yarn Craft Salon and Makerspace to do it with me?
Yes!!!
Did we create something amazing?
Yes!
Did we do more than we thought we could?
Yes!!
Would we do it again?
Yes!!!
There’s something magical about challenges – National Novel Writing Month, Month of Letters, the A to Z Challenge, Month of Letters, the A to Z Blogging Challenge… They focus our attention on what we can DO. Not on what we are reading, or consuming, or scrolling. But what we, as ourselves, individuals, just you and me, can actually DO – write, or make, or speak, or say, or move… And by doing that, we remind ourselves of our inherent birthright: we are meant to be creative.
I’ll say that again: we are meant to be creative.
And when we, each of us, make something, just for a moment, we are reminded of our inner power and sometimes, even, a spark of our own inner joy.
And that, my friends, is why I continue to do challenges. Not because they’re challenging, though they are; not because they’re kind of silly and made-up, because they are; but because, for the duration of the challenge, I’m reminded that I can DO this. And together, WE can do this.
One more day of the challenge, friends; check back tomorrow for Evey who will take us home with Z Is For… Zombies!
Noony, you capture so well the crucial role that creativity plays in helping each of us stay sane, whole, and happy. YES to creativity, YES!
Aww. Thank you!
I was checking on u and hoping that u continue and close the challenge…glad that u continued 🙂 and yes the challenge helped me challenge my self and my potential ..it was so helpful to write so much after a long gap for me…wish u well. It was great knowing u
Congrats on completing a to z. From “The Pensive”