Let's think of your creativity like a river.

Let's go ahead and think of your creativity like a river that you have on your property. A river that you and your family rely on to live.

The only thing that is your responsibility (and within your control) is to keep the water clear, clean and flowing. That will mean removing stones, logs, trash and debris daily so that the water you drink from stays as clean as possible and keeps flowing.

You don’t control what the river does after you do these things. But you can control what flows down it and what you take out of it.

Now, no matter how good the water tastes, you don't want to make it your goal to get as many people to drink out of it as possible because people will step in it. They'll leave trash. They'll tell you how to change it to fit their own desires. They'll make it where you might have lots of money but no water left to drink.

Water you and your family need to survive.

However, if your water is truly special, you can share it freely with people that will cherish it. That need the nourishment too. That will truly appreciate it.

If you always rely on other people to tell you that your water is great for you to keep it flowing - Then you'll always be looking elsewhere for the sustenance you already have.

And it's not out there. You'll never find it there.

You might not be as rich but you can have a very fulfilled life and a river that is always flowing and teeming with life that will always benefit the direct environment all around it. And, as people drink from that river and go back into the world, they will positively impact everything around them because of it.

And, as with any river, you simply couldn't capture all the water even if you wanted to.

So just dip a glass in and take a sip when needed. And let the rest just flow past.