| December 1, 2010 | Glad Transformations & 2011 Calendar |
| Quoteworthy |
| “Do you you have enough romance in your life and would you like more?
How has your work nourished you?” — SARK, Glad No Matter What Interview |
| In This Issue |
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December 1, 2010 Journal |
GLAD for SARK's New Book
On November 15, 2010, publishers at New World Library released SARK's newest book Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change Into Gift and Opportunity.
If you're experiencing hurt from loss or change (death of a loved one, job loss, relationship issues, moving) and need immediate comfort and perspective on how to deal with your feelings, you'll find this book helpful. More »
 Creativity Portal's 2011 Calendar Launch!
Thanks to prompt RSVP's and quick design turnarounds, I'm pleased to announce that Creativity Portal's very first collaborative multicultural calendar project is a success!
A HUGE THANK YOU to the following artists who gifted their time, energy, and artwork, making this calendar possible and its launch on-time: Jeannine McGlade and Andrew Pek, Kathryn Antyr, Kristi Tencarre, Mac McCord, 3 Sisters Village, Zainab Hassanali, Rosanna Judah-Elliott, Bev Truloff, Carol Raven, Christine Gordon, Kitty Savel, and Curt Dunmire.
Learn more about the artists and their unique designs on the 2011 calendar download page. Share the link with fellow calendar lovers!
 Introducing Author, Arts Educator Abby Connors
Welcome Abby Connors, the newest contributor to our Author Series feature. Abby is is an early-childhood arts educator, presenter, and author with a new book out called Teaching Creativity: Supporting, Valuing, and Inspiring Young Children’s Creative Thinking.
Abby's second article on Creativity Portal, Children Need to Know We Value Their Ideas, reminds us that "it’s wonderful to stimulate and inspire creative thinking in the classroom, but we also need to show children how much we value their creative efforts." Learn more about Abby on her Web site Teach Creativity and stay tuned for more of her articles!
Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity-Portal.com |
| Features & Series |
Creativity Under Fire
Navigating by Starlight During the Darkness of December
By Molly Anderson-Childers
For many, the holidays are a torturous, expensive, painful and lonely slog from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve.
Creative Careers Interviews
Michele Batz: K-5 PE Teacher & Fitness Author
By Chris Dunmire
I met Michele in 2004 after she wrote her first book What's Holding You Back? A Woman's Beginning Guide to Fitness. |
| Spotlight Book & Excerpt |
 What To Do With Change + Losses
By SARK
Practice allowing and transforming them. Remember that healing and change happen in spirals and layers.
PLUS: 'Glad No Matter What' SARK Interview
Q: How can we be glad when so many bad things are happening?
A: How can we not? "Bad" things always have, and will always continue to happen. It is how we choose to respond that makes the difference.
Excerpted from the book Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change Into Gift and Opportunity by SARK. |
More What's New @ CP |
Children Need to Know We Value Their Ideas
By Abby Connors
Remember — our goal is not only to inspire creative thinking, but to help children see themselves as creative thinkers, whose ideas are appreciated and valued.
Blocked Creative Expression
By Jeannine McGlade and Andrew Pek
Feeling stuck, stale or stressed out? Need to come up with fresh new ideas but just can’t seem to get out of a rut? Here's a 5-step action plan...
The Important Role of Silence in Writing
By Naomi Rose
[In silence] we drop into ourselves, and into the moment. We are that most essential of things: here.
‘It’s The Creative Economy, Stupid’
By John Eger
It is creativity — simply defined as “the quality or ability to create or invent something original” — that best defines the characteristic most of us need to succeed in the new economy.
Fried Chicken and Mashed Potatoes
By L.A. O’Neil
Inspiring story on new beginnings with fulfilling creative outlets after a breast cancer diagnosis and bi-lateral mastectomies.
Everyday Creativity & Card Magic
By Edward Glassman, PhD
Try to identify an object in your life that is not an outcome of someone’s creativity. That’s where the magic hides.
Recycling Your Refuse into Riches
By Scarlett Lovitt
Save money on creative materials by recycling everyday items into cute ornaments and accessories for your home. |
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