Who says it's great to be creative??

I know I said I was going to publish these other articles but I just have to rant for a minute.
Being creative has it's downside. When people meet me and learn that I paint I get..."oh, I wish I was creative." or " you are so lucky to have such a gift." Now mind you, often people say that without ever seeing my work. How do they know it's lucky? I could just be horrible.

Being creative means to me that my head can't stop thinking of alternatives or options. People in my family tease and say things like, "Kari has ALL the answers." or "she is just a know it all." I am wounded and think I am just the nicest person on earth and they are being mean. (I mean who of us has a reality of how we are) I think how can my dear ones think so awful of me. I was just making suggestions or telling them what I know about a subject so they would know too...OR if they already know that then I am looking for confirmation that what I know is right. How bad is that??

I wish I could take credit for all these ideas. But, alas, I am mere mortal.

I do not know where all this stuff comes from. I feel like I have a news radio frequency in my head with a committee of "know it all's" (complete with video) saying....
" park there, or there's another up ahead or maybe you should turn the corner and see what else there is before making up your mind..." So if my filter is off and my thoughts just pop out of my mouth it makes for great parking lot arguements. They go something like this.
Me:"There's a spot right there."
Hubby: "okay". ( He starts to pull in)
Me: "or there is one up ahead that may be wider."
Hubby: "I thought you wanted to park here."
Me:" well, maybe there's another one over by the (whatever) and that would be closer."
Hubby: shruggs and says not so nicely.... "make up your mind."
Me: Now clueless, to why he is now all in a snit. "Why are you so huffy?"
and on it goes...

I had an aha moment yesterday. He hears "Park there" as if I am telling him what to do. He is a action man. So he just parks. So when I offer options, he is now wondering what I am demanding now...I have to be very clear that it is just a suggestion and not a personal dream that he parks in a particular spot. Why do I care? He's driving.

It dawns on me that being creative is not just limited to what we create it's how our minds work. Idea people are just that. Ideas. not always production people. That would be my hubby. I am not sure how other creatives function with production people but I have to be very careful. I end up coming off as very bossy.

The "you could do this" or "you could do that" that comes out of my mouth makes other people nervous and making people nervous is not a great trait to have.

I have way too many ideas. It's often hard to filter or sort them out. I get really tired trying to work on so many things at once....I have to rethink how suggestions and ideas sound to others.

So just for the record it's not easy being creative.