Eight Habits of The Creatively Intelligent
We’d all be more creative if we paid less attention to the surfaces, our doings and achievements, our ambitions and desires; and more attention to the depths, the hidden forces and faculties that lie within ourselves and others.
Nurture Your Creativity: List What You're Thankful For
Much has been written about gratitude throughout the centuries, and with a common theme: Gratitude is a positive attitude or emotion that benefits us greatly when it's employed.
Author Lisa Crone's Inspiring Success Story
Her secret to intermixing positivity with passion and publishing her first book 'A Bead in Time: 35 Jewelry Projects Inspired by Slices of Life.'
The Joy of Creativity: Emergence
If I allow myself to speak, write words, or paint marks without knowing what I am going to say next or what I’ll end up with, eventually something will emerge.
Not-Knowing: A Sometimes Unnerving but Utterly Reliable Guide
We want to know. We want to know things beforehand, ahead of time. We want to know where we are going, why we are going there, what we will encounter (and should thus prepare for) along the way.
“The point is to do it, to practice. Nothing ever comes out just perfect the first time, unless you are supremely lucky — the rest of us have to work at it, to rehearse a few times before we take the stage with a top-notch performance.”— Molly Anderson-Childers,Create an Artist’s Sketchbook!
In perhaps the funniest preview ever leaked to the Creativity Portal, resident Kaizen-Musist Jill Badonsky gives us a sneak peek into her upcoming book "The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder" (available for pre-order at Amazon).
Here's a preview to her preview: "With art on every page and words marinated in mirth and inspiration, you will be encouraged to think more brilliantly, laugh more often, make art or write creatively, and simply add a lot more 'awe' into daily life." More »
Juicy Journals & Wild Words Create an Artist’s Sketchbook! By Molly Anderson-Childers
Look at the world through artists’ eyes. Find beauty in unexpected places.
Nit Wits Comics Learn How to Draw Fluffy Cartoony Popcorn By Chris Dunmire
Remember Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving? Ponder turkey day with popcorn, jellybeans, and toast while doodling your own king-sized kernels of popcorn goodness in the melted butter of Nit Wits #45.
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When writing a book is a spiritual practice, an act of devotion, and a gift to your readers.
