Sacred Secret

The creative life isn’t an easy road and why it isn’t meant to be

“I'm a highly sensitive and creative person struggling to adapt to a world that I can’t understand and doesn’t understand me.  It makes me crazy. How can I get along better with others who are oblivious most of the time? It’s frustrating to feel like this. Does it have to be this hard?”

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I’m the kind of guy who enjoys sitting in a coffee shop bustling with people. I enjoy hearing the general hum of conversation in the air but I have no interest in listening to what people are talking about. I enjoy watching people interact with one another but have no interest in what any particular person is doing. I enjoy being in the midst of it all but have no interest in being approached by anyone or striking up a conversation.

In other words, I love human beings, not their egos. Egos consume energy without replenishing. And I’ve learned over the years to conserve my energy and be extremely discerning about who and what I give my attention to.