The Advantage Of Getting Head Lice – READ

September 1, 2012 2 Comments


Let’s be honest, kids at school with head lice get treated a little different. This highly contagious itchiness is to be avoided at all costs and the poor little guy or girl is often put in some kind of social quarantine.

Being socially ostracized or left out can be extremely traumatic for children.

What is your point Geoff, you’ve only got seven sentences and “children with head lice” have nothing to do with “creative inspiration?”

My point is, the unusual and often painful conditions of our upbringing nearly always provide a fertile breeding ground for a person’s imagination. Painful experiences enrich our imaginations AND being socially ostracized CAN give you a unique perspective on life and the world around you.

How have the difficult situations in your life informed your creative process and given you a unique perspective?

 

2012 Copyright Seven Sentences – Importance Of Being Different

 

About GeoffTalbot: Geoff Talbot is the founder of this Creative Blog. He loves writing words that encourage creative people.

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  • kathleencaron

    That’s a good one—in other words, perhaps you’re saying that suffering gives us the right to say something? Going through any kind of hard times—impoverishment, humiliation, failure, sickness, heartbreak–can make you a better person, if you will let it, and give you an authentic voice to speak to people who are struggling.

  • http://thejmolina.com/ J.Molina

    Ostracize. It reminds me of how the school the system separates the gifted from the…ungifted. Little do they know, I am sure that the ostracized (ungifted) are highly ranked as successful individuals. Of course, once they discover their true potential outside “intelligence.”