Flourishing with age - creative expression later in life http://talentdevelop.com/718/flourishing-with-age-creative-expression-later-in-life/ Information and inspiration to enhance creativity and personal growth Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:19:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Flourishing with age - creative expression later in life http://talentdevelop.com/718/flourishing-with-age-creative-expression-later-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-4420 Laurie R. King on becoming and being a writer | The Creative Mind Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:14:53 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/?p=718#comment-4420 [...] artists are “late bloomers” – see my post Flourishing with age – creative expression later in life. Not that your thirties are particularly [...] [...] artists are “late bloomers” – see my post Flourishing with age – creative expression later in life. Not that your thirties are particularly [...]

]]> Flourishing with age - creative expression later in life http://talentdevelop.com/718/flourishing-with-age-creative-expression-later-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2334 Douglas Eby Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:21:16 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/?p=718#comment-2334 Katrina - Thanks for your comments - which no doubt apply to many people. There are often (always?) "mental, emotional, and physical blocks" in the way of realizing our talents. As an actor, you might appreciate my site http://TheInnerActor.com Katrina – Thanks for your comments – which no doubt apply to many people. There are often (always?) “mental, emotional, and physical blocks” in the way of realizing our talents. As an actor, you might appreciate my site http://TheInnerActor.com

]]> Flourishing with age - creative expression later in life http://talentdevelop.com/718/flourishing-with-age-creative-expression-later-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Katrina Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:56:35 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/?p=718#comment-2331 I did a lot of acting between the ages of 8 and 16, then gave it up for 12 years. When I returned to theatre as an adult, I was so disconnected from my kinesthetic abilities and my acting instincts that I spent three years battling the mental, emotional, and physical blocks. Then I encountered an acting coach who said, "I see your potential and I want to work with you to help you develop it." Six months later, I landed my first major role. Last year, I had two strong roles that had the same effect on me as rediscovering writing did for Glass. During the last production, in particular, I found myself thinking, "This is what I have been looking for all my life -- the joy, the fulfillment, the satisfaction. This is what I was born to do." Not that I'm trying to be a professional actor; for me, I seem to balance better when I can depend on other skills to pay the bills, leaving me free to pick and choose which roles to pursue. But what a joy, to know for certain what I was born to do. I did a lot of acting between the ages of 8 and 16, then gave it up for 12 years. When I returned to theatre as an adult, I was so disconnected from my kinesthetic abilities and my acting instincts that I spent three years battling the mental, emotional, and physical blocks. Then I encountered an acting coach who said, “I see your potential and I want to work with you to help you develop it.” Six months later, I landed my first major role.

Last year, I had two strong roles that had the same effect on me as rediscovering writing did for Glass. During the last production, in particular, I found myself thinking, “This is what I have been looking for all my life — the joy, the fulfillment, the satisfaction. This is what I was born to do.”

Not that I’m trying to be a professional actor; for me, I seem to balance better when I can depend on other skills to pay the bills, leaving me free to pick and choose which roles to pursue. But what a joy, to know for certain what I was born to do.

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