The things we fear most in organizations — fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances are the primary sources of creativity.Margaret J. Wheatley I’ve tried to explain this to my husband in regards to my office but he’s not buying it. If you’re a regular nag reader you know that I’ve talked about hosting Dr. Eric Maisel’s book as… Continue reading Sources of Creativity
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A Poem Should Just Be
“A poem should not mean but be.Archibald MacLeishAmerican Poet (1892-1982) A good example of this quote is Maria Mazziotti Gillan’s poem today on The Writer’s Almanac, I have been reading a lot of her work lately and loving it. Although she writes a lot about growing up in New Jersey, many of her poems remind… Continue reading A Poem Should Just Be
What Works For Me…May Not Work For You
A creative block is the wall we erect to ward off the anxiety we suppose we’ll experience if we sit down to work. Eric Maisel I wanted to address a comment Jim made yesterday about my sculpting post…In reference to one writers way of writing. “I’m sure that’s the case for some but writing is… Continue reading What Works For Me…May Not Work For You
Writing the Map of You Creatively
This is pretty much what journals are all about, at least to me. I knew as I wrote them that even though they provided an excellent place for brain (and heart, and psyche) dump, they were mainly a map of me. Colleen Wainwright Do you journal? Many writers do-often years before they actually decide to… Continue reading Writing the Map of You Creatively
Enemies to Creativity
And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath Do you have creativity enemies? Self-doubt, depression, resistance, fear…all of these kick in when we want to create but feel overwhelmed, paralyzed,… Continue reading Enemies to Creativity
Daily creativity
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.Scott Adams Children know all about being creative…if you look at their creative talents there is a freedom that we lose as we get older when we are told how to write, draw, sing. The stories that I wrote as a child… Continue reading Daily creativity