Consumers and Creators

We are all consumers and creators and what we consume becomes what we create.

I have been thinking about posting the above statement for some time but I haven't. Why? I can list a lot of whys:

• Who cares what I write
• What if someone says something negative about it
• What if no one reads it
• What if someone picks apart the grammar and misses the point
• What if there is no point

The list can go on and on but the real reason is fear. I am afraid of how others will react or not react to what I create.

So why am I writing this now...because I am overcoming the fear of writing it. I want to start creating more. I used to create lessons for children, I used to create professional developments for adults, I used to create digital images, I used create videos, I used to create sketches, I used to create more blog posts, I used to...I used to...I used to create a lot. I didn't share all I created and I may or may not share all I start to create but I will start creating more.

I am not sure exactly where this all came from, probably something I read and didn't comment on or react to, but I was compelled to write this tonight and I couldn't let it go. The most interesting thing to me about all of this creating and consuming stuff is that the creator may or may not ever know if what they created had an impact on someone.

I want to do my best to create something positive so on the off chance someone consumes this they too may create something positive.