I’ve heard a few people badmouth the power of community, and I guess I can understand why. Sometimes it feels like you’re standing in the middle of this great big creative world all by yourself, even when there are a hundred other creative souls standing all around you. It is in our nature to be solitary people on some level, often enjoying the company of our creations sometimes more than that of actual people.

Creative types, despite what many might think based on our struggles to survive in a world where “hard work” and the “American Dream” have fooled people into believing there is no place for art and creativity, tend to some of the most competitive people in the world. I believe that competition is the result of society’s negative reception of creative arts, especially when that is your chosen career.

Most of us struggle to get our work out to a wider audience, and maybe we feel even just a little bit threatened by our creative peers, but in my Pollyanna world, where anything is possible and there’s enough cheesecake for everyone, I also believe there is room in the spotlight for everyone. On top of that belief, there is also confirmation from the universe that not all creative types are afraid to put themselves out there to help out their fellow creators.
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