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.
Spring is lauded as a time for new beginnings, and now that it's in full swing here in the Midwest I felt the need to fill in the blanks and revisit a piece I wrote about seasonal inspirations titled What Prompts Your Creativity?
Besides, on a day when many US citizens are taxed by 1040 (not EZ) Forms and filing for their annual returns, I figured one welcome tax break (for me anyway) is to have fun answering the spontaneity-inducing prompt-o-question from the article: "Right now, name five things that prompt your creativity. What sets YOU free?" More »
Creative Careers In the Arts Interview with 'True Genius' Author Jennie Nash By Molly Anderson-Childers
People are clearly born with various capacities and talents, but no matter what you bring to the table, you can’t become a genius painter or musician or economist unless you are brought up to believe that these things matter.
Multicultural Muses The Fire of Inspiration: Pele By Molly Anderson-Childers
The element of fire has long been associated with creative inspiration, transformation, energy, intense emotion, and change.
Expressing Vulnerability with Creativity By Shelley Klammer
Expressive creativity invites us into profound self-acceptance that allows every part of ourselves a voice.
A Creative Response to Outdoor Basketball By Patrick Frank
The game has always played a big part in unifying my body and mind, as well as keeping me engaged with the world.
