When addicted, the world says de-addict. Actions are a result of chemical reactions and actions result in chemical reactions, in the brain and all over the body. The mind realizes this consciously, identifies those set of chemicals it prefers and subconsciously drives the brain and body towards getting those chemical reactions, as often and powerful as desired! Creativity, the part of the brain defined by a distinct set of chemical reactions, is an addictive action, synonymous with psychotropic substances but not harmful on high dosages.
Anandamide, the blissful, yet under-researched chemical component of the brain is said to be associated with creativity, as an antecedent or a consequence. The secretion of anandamide, or even serotonin, is closely linked with the mind and its thoughts. Thoughts are the clouds that stand in the way when the eye looks for the true self. Thoughts are but a result of an accumulation of facts, derivation of inferences and motivation to recognize pattern or stereotypes. Maybe because anything out of the ordinary makes us collectively nervous, thoughts have one motive, to define and refine this ordinary. With the focus so much concentrated on the World outside, the mind becomes the processor and the brain becomes the storage of data that is nothing but additional avenues in an already complicated enough maze making it ever more harder for the eye to even look at the true self.
That's where creativity comes in. Creativity is about focus, and with focus, anything becomes art. Focus has come to mean many things and many states of mind, and truly so as well. The definition of focus is for the human looking for it and cannot be the same for another. But that makes me nervous, and so I will ordinarily generalize it by saying focus is about having as few thoughts as possible. It is hard to stick to a thought, unlike sticking to an action or a goal or a task. Thoughts are the singular reality and as expectants of variety, it makes us nervous to think about the state of having just one thought in our mind. We substitute that state with constantly feeding the mind with many milestones and goals, much more data than necessary, to keep the mind from getting to that one-thought state of mind. I don't know if its so hard a state of mind to reach, or to be in, however, I think it is about the fear of confrontation of our own existence that keeps us away from desiring a state mind with a singular thought.
That's where creativity comes in. Creativity is about focus, and with focus, anything becomes art. Focus has come to mean many things and many states of mind, and truly so as well. The definition of focus is for the human looking for it and cannot be the same for another. But that makes me nervous, and so I will ordinarily generalize it by saying focus is about having as few thoughts as possible. It is hard to stick to a thought, unlike sticking to an action or a goal or a task. Thoughts are the singular reality and as expectants of variety, it makes us nervous to think about the state of having just one thought in our mind. We substitute that state with constantly feeding the mind with many milestones and goals, much more data than necessary, to keep the mind from getting to that one-thought state of mind. I don't know if its so hard a state of mind to reach, or to be in, however, I think it is about the fear of confrontation of our own existence that keeps us away from desiring a state mind with a singular thought.
There may be a way out. Enter Empathy. Creativity without a goal could be scary and may look like an unending abyss, but then, creating a goal for creativity may beat its very purpose. Empathy towards the World is the most friendly goal for creativity and it is borderless in thought and action. The milestones resulting out of the chemical reactions between empathy and creativity keep thoughts as less as possible and can finally let the eye peek thru to the true self. It is so because the catalyst in this reaction is the constant reaffirmation of the significance of one's existence in this World and what other antidepressant does a man need when there is Anandamide coming from within!
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