My world is a collage. It is a bulletin board plastered with layers of creativity and expression and I use every element of it in all aspects of my life. My aspirations and dreams formed from this “board” change constantly, and one of the only steady characteristics of my personality is that I am always bound to change my mind. Often, I don’t know what I want.Although my dreams are ever changing, I was always taught the importance of asking questions in regards to whatever I do. For a good chunk of my life, my questions have come in the form of music. Coming from a musically inclined family gave me the natural habit of putting rhythm to my ideas and observations of all the different environments I am in day to day. I sit down to the piano or pick up the guitar for a couple hours in my free time and I turn these observations and ideas into something pretty. The songs I write help me make sense of what has happened, why it happened, and what I can do about it all. They help me place together the crooked pieces of my life.Through writing songs and presenting them to people, I am able to not only express myself creatively, but also let other people consider my same questions. Just as I was raised to question everything to figure out my place in the world, I like spurring these thoughts inside other people as well. Perhaps it is a little bit selfish, but I like making people think the way I think. I like it even more if I make them think for even just a second that the world isn’t as scary as it is sometimes made out to be. And whether this is through my main love of music, any other form of artistic expression, or simply putting my ideas out in everyday conversations, I feel like I am giving my small contribution in helping make a little more sense out of this crazy world.
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