Move along! Nothing creative around here to see!

Lying on the beach on a tropical island is okay for a change, but as a career… it sucks! It is a myth to imagine that having no purpose, sitting back with nothing to do is the ideal life. Life is a game to be played, it is not a show for spectators. Most people prefer to be spectators because it is safer than playing. They live safe so that they can die safe.

Having nothing to do is only fun for a while, then it turns into boredom and then pettiness and frustration. Those few who are the players are those few who are having the most fun. There is nothing more boring than a bored person and most people are bored. Very few are involved in life, most are voyeurs watching the courageous take the risks and have all of the thrills.

It is a myth that retirement will bring you into the blissful state of nothing-to-do. Retiring from what you do not enjoy, and starting what you do enjoy, can certainly lead to happiness but retirement with no purpose is a death bell. You do not have to physically die to be dead.

There are millions of spectators out there who passively observe with as much enthusiasm as a brick wall. From the sideline, they watch the players express their creativity and joy of living.

Having a purpose can be simple or it can be grand it does not matter, but it needs to be exciting. This is achieved by doing something you love. Live in the moment and love what you do but lean into change, this is adventure.

You need something to play with, a project that you can be passionate about, an adventure that is worth living for. A project is a projection, a purpose that leans into change. Change is natural, adventure is the natural consequence of welcoming change.

You are alive, you are aware and you are in a reality that works best with participation. You can play or you can watch. The players have all the fun. Usually the spectators do all of the talking. They can tell you what should have happened and what they would have done but they cannot play because they cannot cope with the uncertainty of the game. People forfeit the right to play to avoid the risk of losing.

A player never loses because only the playing is of value. Non-players are the losers.

To the artist, the value is in the creating, the playing. The finished work belongs with another player, who can use it to enrich their own game. Better to play and fall, than to stall and not play at all.