Hello Beautiful Souls,
It has been many months since I have wrote a blog post. I feel like it has been a weird and introspective time since my last blog post. As it is my birthday week, I thought to celebrate it by sharing my reflective moments from my journey so far as a creative.
I’m coming into my 32nd year of living this human life, I thought to share aspects of my creative journey and how I got here. I wanted to reflect on various experiences and challenges that have shaped me into the creative I am today. Let’s get into it.
To be an artist, has been my childhood dream since the age of five. I only started the journey in 2021, then fully pursued it in late 2022, but I feel like this year, 2025, after I published my first book. I really delved deep into my soul to understand how I could create art with a purpose.
You could say I did some proper soul searching, but I feel I was able to unlock something that was already there but I just didn’t know how to translate that to the world. I believe in everyone’s journey there is a process of learning and development we need to do before we can align to our soul’s desire.
It’s weird but this five year old childhood dream was suppressed for so long, that it awakened when I was twenty seven. Even though the idea awakened in me, I was still lost. I would say sitting in this moment right now, I have a clearer vision of what I would like to create. And I understand that my writing and art, work hand in hand. It took me to the age of thirty one to realise that.
It was only through my writing I was able to unlock my creativity. I guess I needed to listen to my inner voice, that inner voice that gave me the confidence to create. When I began to study writing, it was something I kept to myself. So I guess it was untainted from outside voices. When I was growing up I was told countless times that my art was not good enough by various outside voices. But I couldn’t blame myself for listening to these ‘guides’ as I was still learning and growing.
I was celebrated for writing but I didn’t have the confidence. What is crazy is that writing gave me the confidence to create, even though I lacked confidence in my younger years. I feel as I became older, words held a power that people never understood. That’s why I started to write, because my words hold power. They hold that richness for people willing to listen, willing to connect with something that transcends ego. A communication that builds connection and understanding.
Creative works hold a power that translates from the depth of our soul. It’s through true connection with one’s self, you are able to create authentic work that can help, not only yourself but the people who wish to connect with you.
As I close the last days of being thirty one, I am grateful to know that my journey has taught me to connect deeper with my soul. There have been many paintings this year that have allowed me to heal what needed to be said. You can only be free, when you release the shackles people put on you.
We all bloom when the time is right for us. We may never know when that time is but the universe will always guide us to what we need, not what we want. The soul’s desire is what keeps us going, it's the essence that allows us to dream.
So if you are an aspiring creative don’t measure your journey by the years that pass by. Or measure yourself by the societal standard timeline of when things should be done. Just guide yourself and follow where your soul guides you to. Allow yourself to believe in yourself. Build that loving connection with you, and like a flower you will bloom in your own time. Ignore outside noises as it will only keep you rooted in a place that won’t allow you to grow. Find power in your own voice and stay humble in your craft, as a creative’s mindset can bring beauty but when it is not nurtured you can descend into your own madness.
I hope you enjoyed this reflective piece of writing, I will try and come back with one more blog post before the year ends.
Happy Reading!
Love,
Sonam ❤️
If you are interested check out my Books and Artwork, which you can find on this website 😊