Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns. Edward de Bono
Creativity feeds our soul and gives more life to our years and what if it even adds years to our lives? I found this definition of creativity: the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. Creativity opens our minds and allows us to bring into existence something new.
We don’t need to be creative these days to live because we can buy everything we need, and often our do-it-yourself projects don’t look as good as professionals would, but is our life smaller if we don’t bring creativity into our lives?
What if one of the best things we can do for ourselves is to find a creative outlet we enjoy? Some people love to take an old car and turn it into a beautiful work of art, it might take years to find the parts and refinish the body. People remodel homes, build gardens, sew, paint, and find other creative outlets.
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Maya Angelou
My daughter paints with her eighteen-month-old son and he loves it. His other grandmother came over to pick up a couple of his masterpieces to put on her fridge. He isn’t concerned with what he’s painted once it is finished; it is the act of creating that he enjoys. This is the thing with creativity it is the creativity in the moment that feeds our soul.
Do we feel bad if we create bad art, compared to buying what others consider good art, or have you like me looked at what some consider good art and wondered what makes some of it good?
Making something is good for the soul, being useful is good for the soul, and contributing to the greater good is good for the soul. What might not be so good for our soul is being the bystander that we become when we watch TV.
One of the things I’ve thought about is, whether we do well with too much leisure, or do we do better when we have full and busy lives? Do we even know what makes us happy, or do we find ourselves happy in unexpected moments?
Do we sometimes think creativity is for someone else? Creativity is for all of us, and the more we bring it into our lives the better our lives will be.
If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. Lao Tzu
The worst enemy of creativity is self-doubt. Sylvia Plath
Creativity is simply connecting new dots in new ways. Sam Horn
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