Be Creative as a New Year's Resolution

I bought a sketchbook today. This 249-page Moleskin serves as a material impetus for my New Years resolution, blank and pure. I seek a revival of my creative outlets, most of which have fallen into hibernation since my acceptance into college. But I have resolved to obligate myself to a single enigmatic goal: Be more creative.

In high school, I immersed myself in as many art forms as I could. I wrote songs, compiled an art portfolio, and sang in a concert choir. But it all changed when I enrolled in college. Suddenly and subtly I began to neglect my creative output in the pursuit of creative input. I read more than I wrote, critiqued more than I drew, and listened more than I played. For a while this was a good thing. I relished the opportunity to absorb all that my university had to offer. But somewhere along the line, I let things get out of balance.

This year I’m going to restore my innate human instinct to create. Reviving my old habits of drawing and songwriting marks only the beginning of my creative expansion into all mediums. Wish me luck!