Creativity
Love to create~
Creativity
Some days I even include elements of creative writing, poems or prayers I may have written, and I then spend some time reflecting on how and why I came up with the piece. My purpose is to consciously develop my writing technique, not just to write about what happened.
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
Our lives are always speaking to us. Life gives us clues to things that are meant for us through energizing and lighting us up.
If you haven’t come across that feeling yet — that’s ok. Instead, follow your curiosity. Curiosity is a reliable guide. It bridges gaps in communication. It opens us to exploring new frontiers... See more
instagram.comTippett:
What do you mean when you write that everyone is an artist?
O’Donohue:
I mean that everyone is involved, whether they like it or not, in the construction of their world. So it’s never as given as it actually looks; you’re always shaping it and building it. And I feel that from that perspective, that each of us is an artist.
What do you mean when you write that everyone is an artist?
O’Donohue:
I mean that everyone is involved, whether they like it or not, in the construction of their world. So it’s never as given as it actually looks; you’re always shaping it and building it. And I feel that from that perspective, that each of us is an artist.
John O'Donohue • John O’Donohue — The Inner Landscape of Beauty
But creatives also need thinking time, a moment to rewind and allow old thoughts to leave and new ones to come in. Creative thinking rarely moves in straight lines. It benefits from pauses, detours, and periods where nothing tangible appears to be happening. These phases often feel rich from within, yet they offer little external proof.
In a culture... See more
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Zoë Yasemin • The Pressure to Always Be Productive as a Creative
Some of my favorite artists make “to-draw” lists. David Shrigley will make a huge list of fifty things to draw a week in advance. Having the list means he doesn’t have to waste studio time worrying about what to make. “The simple thing I’ve learned over the years is just to have a starting point and once you have a starting point the work seems to... See more
