Musings XXVI

Multipotentiality.

I’ve been pondering over this word a great deal, trying to understand it’s strengths since I’ve realized that I’m apart of this community. 

Multipotentiality is an educational and psychological term referring to the ability and presence of a person, particularly one of a strong intellectual or artistic curiosity, to excel in two or more different fields. 

It can also refer to an individual whose interests span multiple fields or areas, rather than being strong is just one. 

Since I have so many interests, it can sometimes be impossible for me to decide on content to share. I’ll even drive myself nuts trying to figure out what everyone wants to see on my blog before settling on whatever’s convenient for me. No point in stressing right? Well, my stress level is always at a constant three. Three out of what? That’s for me to know and also for me to fail at explaining. I guess it’s an Aquarius thing.   

Ever since I decided to make my break away from management, I’ve had the opportunity to dive down into the deepest parts of myself. Sometimes I get frustrated and I want to return to a ‘normal’ work setting but it’s too late. I’ve already reached the point of no return. I could never be normal, even if I tried. So with this time I’ve flexed my creative muscles and learned to listen to my desires. 

I could talk about the things that I want to do and the things I want to accomplish over and over again but there are actual days when I feel physically/mentally spent. I lie in bed, staring out my windows lost in thought. I’ll watch as tree branches sway quietly and think about ones purpose in life. This desire to consume never ends and there are times when I doubt myself. Is it enough to call myself an artist? Should I force myself to stick to one thing? Where do I fit? 

That’s when my ears started to pick up on the word multipotentiality. It was first mentioned by one of our friends and later popped up on my feed while browsing videos. A talk at TEDxBend lead by writer, coach, artist Emilie Wapnick really stood out to me. You can check out the video “Why some of us don’t have one true calling” to discover more. 

Emilie talks about embracing our inner wiring and tells us to let go of narrow minded teachings because it’s okay to have more than one calling in life. I’m still trying to figure it out and learning to embrace my whole self. 

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Thanks for reading. 🦊

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