Creativity

Sometimes I feel that I am too much of a kid, immature, or should have grown up and should be more adult. I make silly faces, silly noises, sing randomly, will start dancing just waiting for the subway and do silly accents. I work with children all the time and I don't care if I act goofy at times.


Last night, I was reminded that that is really okay and that I never want to lose that. I went to the Paul Robeson Arts Center in Princeton, NJ for Indie Music night. They had all different Indie bands that singer-songwriter Sarah Donner invited. The performers were Keith Hartman, Copasetic, Kohli Calhoun and Dinner.


The first performer was a quiet soul who played guitar, sang and played the harmonica beautifully. The second group of performers played interesting instruments and with so much emotion. The third performer was a woman who shared heartfelt deep lyrics and played the ukulele and sang with such a fun spirit. The last group was a group of older men who just had fun with the music and sang in different languages and about random topics and with the spirit of a child inside.


When you are a child, you have so much creativity and you don't censor anything. I love to feel free to be me and when you are a child you have access to that at playtime and at recess and I guess I have kept that inside me and that is how I access my creativity. When I teach children everyday, I love that they show me with their eyes what they really feel, without monitoring it.


I am a singer. I am an actress. I am an entertainer. I am me and now I've learned its okay to act like a kid and be a grown up at the same time!

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”