Take up the tools of creation

© Luis Francisco Cordero | Dreamstime.com

He sat in his chair, trying to be creative, but the duties of his day job kept pressing against his consciousness. A memo left unfinished – a report left unread – It was difficult to concentrate on creating new worlds when the real world kept calling.

The doubt birds kept calling: “You can’t – you shouldn’t – no time for that – no talent – no discipline – you can’t – you can’t you can’t you can’t.”

“No,” he said, not sure he believed himself. “I...