Steemit encourages us to visualize a brighter, more colorful world. Artists appreciate Steemit as the stage, the spotlight, and the amplifier for the Creative Age, assisting us as we bring new ideas to the masses. What if we join forces to bring our Visions into focus, like stars joining their rays into one potent light beam?
Steemit Vision Quest
The Steemit Vision Quest doesn't exist yet. I feel it coming! It's a rush of energy, rolling into my field of awareness, pulsing through my heart, and resonating. I am inspired by the belief that we can access the wisdom of our higher selves when we ask for it, reach for it, and embrace it. This is the divine design of a Vision Quest.
Traditionally, a Vision Quest is a sacred rite of passage designed to guide Vision Seekers with new views that will help us to: (1) find purpose in life; (2) discover our roles in community; and (3) navigate through transitions. Truly, the act of visioning is a key step in realizing the changes we wish to see in the world.
The Vision
I Am Envisioning A Brighter, More Colorful World.
I see at least three ways the Steemit Vision Quest will benefit us all. First, it will create a new space for art in everyday life, and this creative space will be designated specifically to bring more love and lightness into the world. Second, it will show future generations the value of creative thinking. And third, it will encourage others to find and foster their own unique visions, working together as a whole to achieve the collective vision.
1. I Am Creating Space For Art In Everyday Life.
Because practice makes perfect, it is immediately beneficial to tap into the creative flow on a daily basis. Recently, I started dedicating time and energy into art every single day, through journaling, and sketching, and singing with my kids. This is making a positive difference in myself, and I'm seeing breakthroughs in the kids too. One advantage is the progress we see in our artistry, and another is the joy of expressing from the heart in our thoughts, words, and actions.
My belief is that the Creator created us with the natural talents to create the world we wish to live in. This is our duty as co-creators. I believe we are all artists, currently living in a world where creative thinking is essential for survival, it seems. Some of us may downplay the art in us, as if it is useless and we are unworthy, but the truth is that creative expression gives us many levels of gifts. Creative expression provides an outlet for the emotions, for example. For some of us, creative expression gives life meaning.
2. I Am Confirming The Value Of Creative Thinking.
For children, creative thinking is valued at school and at home, hopefully. Public schools still include mandatory art and music classes, you know, and this shows that tax payers still value the arts, even after all the cutbacks and mandates. Private schools continue to offer programs that focus on music, performance arts, and new media arts such as computer programming and computer-assisted drafting and design. Creative thinking is valued greatly as a whole, in our society. It "pays" to be an artist, in many ways.
A vibrant future is possible when today's children step up to be the next-level creative thinkers they're designed to be. Parents understand: We want our kids to be independent thinkers, able to make their own choices in life, guided by their hearts. We parents are the first people our kids look to for teaching, and modeling, and at the same time they may also look to the Guide Inside. We can help them to exercise their creative thinking ability by giving them choices, honoring their viewpoints, and appreciating their support in the decisions we make as families, growing together.
3. I Am Encouraging Others To Join The Collective Vision.
Steemit Vision Quest may help us to understand the universal appeal of a collective vision. It is wonderful to see the love ripples that originate with a Maya Angelou poem, or a Jackson Pollock painting, or an Elvis Presley song, or an Ansel Adams photograph, or a Martin Luther King Jr. speech. More and more love ripples are forming here and now, thanks to our freedoms of speech and our outlets for creative expression and our embrace of new solutions, new ideas, and new artworks.
We all feel the paradigm shift occurring in the world today. The brilliance and beauty of this moment is epitomized by the bright and shiny stars we see emerging in the arts. For example, here in the "Live Music Capital of the World," everyone is a musician and we all benefit from this. Music moves us all! Music strums our heartstrings. Music draws us closer to others, making harmony happen. And the same is true of all varieties of artistic expression.
The Call
Will you help to co-create the Steemit Vision Quest with me? I see it as an open-invitation community challenge, inviting people to share their uplifting visions for the future. These visions may be illustrated, photographed, written, video recorded, or shared in another publishable form. Ideally, every participant will win: enthusiastic upvotes, heartfelt replies, and [possibly] valuable Steem rewards. A selection of inspiring entries will be spotlighted in a curated list. This is what I see. What do you see? Will you bring it to life with me?
