It’s both. Yes, creativity can be taught. And yes, we’re born with it. We are all born to be creative. Some of us just forget that along the way. Creativity brought us from living in caves to McMansions. It brought us from the wheel to the spaceship. I...
For Q in the A to Z Challenge, I’m using quotes. Since my theme for the challenge has been motivation and inspiration, here are 26 quotes to inspire you. I hope you find one or more that lift you up. (And yes, I took a little liberty with X.) Ability is what...
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” – William Wordsworth Paper might not, in itself, be a motivational word, but I love this quote. It speaks to journaling. Writing out your thoughts, whether it just be a haphazard jumbling of words...
Encouragement is important for creativity, especially in children. E is for Encouragement in our Blogging A to Z Challenge. When kids feel good about what they’re creating, they want to do more. That’s why encouragement is key. It inspires. When children...
Welcome to day 3 of the Blogging A-Z Challenge. Today is a dual word: collaboration and creativity. Most people have an image of creative people as loners who write while holding up in a lonely office. Or painters sitting off by themselves in a field somewhere....
When we think of creativity, we often think of someone getting inspired and painting a masterpiece or writing that bestseller. But it doesn’t happen that way. That overnight sensation? Spent years honing her craft, practicing over and over and over again to get...
Feeling stuck? Can’t find the right words? Is your picture not looking the way you want it to look? Are you in need of some creative inspiration? Anna Quindlen said, “You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are.” Much...
It’s pretty nice to be talented. If you are, enjoy, but it won’t take you that far. Work takes you a lot further.Natalie Goldberg That’s great if you’re talented, but do you put in the work? It really doesn’t matter how talented you...
Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious and anything self-conscious is boring. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do.Ray Bradbury This last creativity challenge calendar is your toughest. But if you get through...
Yes, in all the madness of the move, I forgot to prepare the creativity challenge calendar for April, but that’s ok because my post from last week actually ties into the April challenge of decreasing stress and increasing play. I hope you enjoy April’s...
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My name is Jennifer and I’m a mid-life blogger who wants to inspire other empty nesters to follow their visions, connect with their creativity and try new things. Read More
