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feisty_mermaid 's review for:
Big Magic
by Elizabeth Gilbert
I bought this book quite awhile ago because I love Elizabeth Gilbert but I couldn't get into it at the time. I put it aside until a friend mentioned it and I decided to give it another go. This time it was magical. This time it resonated with me. This time I "got" it.
The theme of the book is that we all are creative and that we hold ourselves back for so many reasons including fear , shame, and the pressure to have to create something that is marketable. It was extremely freeing and liberating to read of why none of that matters and creating for the sake of creating is the point of it. It was filled with anecdotes that were inspiring including her own artistic experiences. Of course, I didn't agree with everything (and that's ok, her and I have had vastly different life experiences and backgrounds) but the take away from it was motivating and inspirational and really encouraged me in my own creative pursuits.
The theme of the book is that we all are creative and that we hold ourselves back for so many reasons including fear , shame, and the pressure to have to create something that is marketable. It was extremely freeing and liberating to read of why none of that matters and creating for the sake of creating is the point of it. It was filled with anecdotes that were inspiring including her own artistic experiences. Of course, I didn't agree with everything (and that's ok, her and I have had vastly different life experiences and backgrounds) but the take away from it was motivating and inspirational and really encouraged me in my own creative pursuits.