We all have an image of the creative artist or writer who works in chaos. Books and papers stacked so haphazardly they’re in danger of falling or paints or canvas and paintings strewn across tables and floors. Chaos equals creativity…right? The fantasy...
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.Carl Sagan This quote from Carl Sagan really hits home. Without Imagination, we go nowhere. Whether that is imagined worlds that live in a book or real “new...
I’m talking about an idea. Do you know why you need to get it out there? Because if you don’t someone else will. If you have a good idea, get it out there. For every idea I’ve realized, I have ten I sat on for a decade till somone else did it first....
I’m sure you’ve heard people say they aren’t creative. “I’m not creative, I don’t paint.” There are even people who say they were creative as children but now they’re adults and “don’t play make-believe...
When I didn’t write, I used to say I was waiting for inspiration. Which in turn meant that I really didn’t write a lot. It was just an excuse. I was procrastinating because I was waiting to be brilliant. But it doesn’t work that way. If you want to...
It’s September. Your kids are off to school or college and you realize that you miss learning new things. Maybe you don’t miss teachers who slammed their pointers on your desk to wake you up or called on you when you didn’t have your hand raised....
Have your ideas ever felt stale? Do you keep coming up with the same solution for the same problem? Over and over again? Not working, is it? That’s because how you see a problem reflects your creativity. What Do You See? Do you look at a hole in the ground and...
I can preach about the importance of play and imagination on creativity and innovation, but I thought I would let the experts say it best. You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible. Deepak Chopra Serious play is not an oxymoron; it is...
Come on, I’m sure as a child you made a mud pie. Smoothed it all out, perhaps decorated it with a leaf or a twig. Did you present it to your mom? I did. But do your children have time (or permission) to make a mud pie? Let’s take a...
Creativity. The word conjures up images of glorious colors in paintings or the emotions of music or the adventures of words on a page. Even photos and crafts come to mind when we think of creativity. But it’s more than that. Creativity is...
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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
