Creative ways to have no future.

I sat on a chair in my home. My face had an itch. I raised my hand to the itch and scratched it.

I went downstairs to my car because I wanted to visit my friend.  I hopped in the car and drove onto the busy street.  There was a lot of traffic, a lot of traffic lights and a lot of turns to make before I arrived at my friends home on the other side of the city.

My friend had a complicated financial problem  that he needed help with. We spent hours studying mortgages, investments and banking details. Eventually we arrived at a practical solution so I hopped into my car and headed for home.

On the way home I stopped at a park. I grabbed my bow and arrow and walked across the beautiful green grass and then shot a duck. I went back to my car and continued on my journey home. On the way home, I thought that one day I would love to be one of the world’s best opera singers. I shrugged my shoulders and thought no more of it.

I wanted to scratch my face – I did it.
I wanted to drive across a busy city – I did it.
I wanted to help my friend solve a complicated financial problem – I did it.
I aimed an arrow to hit a distant target – I did it
I wanted to become a famous singer – I didn’t do it.

I did not even consider the possibility of becoming a famous singer.

In every other situation I did not doubt my ability to achieve.

If I doubt an idea so much that I do not give it any energy, how can it become a reality?

If I want to become creative or clever or anything… don’t I have to do something about it?