EXERCISE 6

In Twyla Tharps' book one of her exercises is to pick a new name for yourself and i feel as if i would change my name to Bre-Shalese. I would do this because my first name is Breona and an aunt i dnt like named me so i dnt really like my name and then Shalese is my middle name and its ok but the combonation with my nickname and middle name is something that i like. Its different and i like to be different. My name is so common, it may be spelled different from other but it is still so basic and i hate being basic. I like to be outside the box and do things that people dont usually do. So that is why i would choose Bre-Shalese as my name instead of my own name.

Facing Fears

I have a fear of planes and it is very serious. I cannot be anywhere close to an airport or ill start to have panic attacks and a breakdown. This has caused many problems in my life. There were colleges that i really wanted to go to that was out of state but could not go to because i needed to take a plane there. Vacation that my family went on like to Disney World or Jamaica. Many people tell me that a plane is safer than a car but i feel as if i can control a car but not a plane so i have more control over the situation better than i would with a plane. Never in my life have i ever tried to overcome this fear. I break out in hives just dreaming about being on a plane. I cant breath if I'm anywhere near one and if i see one in the sky i automatically flinch because i believe it is going to crash right into me. I also have a fear of saying something that didn't come out as well as it was created in my mind. I feel like when i speak about something it shows my intelligence and when i say something that doesn't come out the way i want it to i feel as if i have failed miserably and my whole presentation has been ruined.

I like this Twyla Tharp book about creativity. I feel as if she takes her own life experiences and techniques and relate it to being creative. She also shows how everyone is creative even if you think your not creative. I like how she shows how someone who likes to be structured and have everything in place and map out their day is being creative. I feel as if everyone can be creative and she does too. She refers to Mozart in her reading and i thought that it was very interesting. Everyone thinks that Mozart is this self profound genius and that he didnt have to work at all for his success when in reality he did. She also explained how he had this routine that he did everyday before he worked on his music. She states how creativity involves a skill and a skill involves exercises and without this you cannot be creative. She also talks about how people get scared of the idea of having to be creative. they usually feel like they cannot be creative or that it just too hard. I feel as if this is true because there are a lot of people who like things to be outlined for them and structured so that they know what to do and when to do it. This is just how the world works.