I had the privilege of attending a book launch last night for a book whose website I put together, and I feel compelled to share a little here because I think the book is a powerful tool for people like many of us whose livelihoods are dependent on our creativity.

The book is called ‘Living with a Creative Mind‘ and it’s a handbook for creatives on how to manage our internal worlds and to provide understanding for those who live/work/hang out with us who may not see the world in quite the same way as we artistic types do. In all it’s a book about being able to live a long healthy creative life with strong healthy relationships. And frankly, it’s absolutely fascinating.

There seem to be amazing people doing extraordinary things wherever I look, actually, I’m genuinely overawed by them on a regular basis. I have a friend teaching children in Kazakhstan, I know people who packed up their life and moved to a slum in the Philippines to change the lives of hundreds, and hundreds of people, and that’s just two stories. So many others, so many incredible projects/missions/causes. Yes, some of them overseas, but also some who are much closer to home.

I could never have been one of those people. I admit it… I’m just not built to be that selfless. I would complain, I would cry myself to sleep… I would… be miserable… But not them, their joy is in what they’re doing and I think that’s amazing [and, perhaps, a bit crazy].

Here’s the thing, it’s ok that I’m not like them.