We are all creative
Princ shares more secrets to a happy life, explains why embracing the kitten attitude is so important, and how we're all creative souls, but many of us forgot about it...
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my kitten years, and how we all tend to change with age. Some of us more than others though, and I am pretty proud to say, I have kept most of my kitten personality alive to this day. Physically, I got much bigger and stronger, of course, not to say more handsome. But my kitten heart always stayed pretty much the same. Meaning I never really lost much of that kitten curiosity so typical for us cats.
But why am I telling you all this? Well… the thing is, I believe staying a kitten at heart truly is the secret ingredient to a happy life. And it also is a secret to something called creativity which a lot of you hoomans think you don’t have. These two things are so interconnected though and so important that I thought I just have to share these obvious truths with you today so you don’t have to go about your days living that same sad adult existence anymore, I so often see you live…
So, you know how when you were a tiny kitten, everything was so new and exciting to you? And how you needed to try your paw at everything, and see everything, and inspect everything…? To much dismay of your parents perhaps... However, the point is, you weren’t scared of failing. On the contrary - you just wanted to have a go at aaaaall the things just for the pure joy of experiencing something new, not worrying about any end results. You were just learning about the world and learning about yourself.
Apart from having a healthy amount of curiosity and excitement in you, you were also pretty creative.
Then, as you grew up, you started being judged and told you should be this way or another, and you started to behave differently. I will never understand this hooman behavior – I mean we cats only ever mind our own business and other cats' businesses and strange behaviors are their own… But that’s the hooman reality as I’ve learned...
Anyway, at some point, you started to worry that you don’t have enough „talent“ to be what you truly wanted to be. Again, something cats would never think about – if we want to do something we just go for it and see where it leads us… often times to a treat of some kind so definitely worth it!
However, as you started to worry that you’re not good enough and that maybe you should be more of this and less of that… and that perhaps you should just focus on one thing like everyone else…. and got swallowed by all these fears and all those limiting beliefs of people around you, you completely forgot to be the kitten you were born to be. And that being creative is the most natural thing of all.
Now you’re probably wondering what a cat can know about creativity. Well, once again, you’d be surprised. First of all, CREATIVITY is pretty much misunderstood. Being creative is literally even just the way you live your life. That is a creative process itself. And I like to be creative about my days for sure! Some days call for balcony naps, some for cardboard box rest, and some call for exploring. But I certainly don't want them all to be the same! I do however want them all to feel good.
Solving problems is a creative process too. And wow, do we need to solve lots of problems in our cat lives! From closed doors and figuring out how to open them (when you’re much tinier than hoomans, living in a hooman-sized world) to finding the best ways to get some attention or even the best ways to play or nap. To figure out all these you have to have a creative mindset combined with kitten-like curiosity and excitement.
Creativity truly is about being curious and getting to know yourself better. And you should be excited about that because that truly is the most exciting thing in anyone's life.
That is why I never let my hoomans do anything without my supervision and why I need to try my paw at everything. Some hooman activities might be pretty tricky for cats' paws, but that does not stop me from trying and finding my own creative ways of being part of the process. Because you never know! You might just discover a completely new talent of yours you would have otherwise never known about - and I must tell you, sometimes I amaze even myself with what I discover about my brilliant self. Other times, you might just help your hoomans find some new creative ways of doing things, they would have never thought of otherwise. (You're welcome.)
To stay curious and creative, you need to have that kitten-like attitude though, that doesn’t fear anything and everything is an adventure. It does not know the word failure. Because truth be told, everything in life IS an adventure! And there is no such thing as failure. All it means is you tried, had fun (or not), and based on that you decided your next steps.
So yeah, life is pretty simple. And we get the tools to live it right from the very start. But some of us forget later on. Often because of what we’re told by others... Which is why I’m here today to tell you – don’t listen to THEM. Listen to yourself. And follow your creative and curious kitten heart! It's still there and it will never lead you astray.