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What is creativity? What does the word creativity mean? I use the word creativity a lot. I write about creativity – as well as creative inspiration, ideas and how they become reality, being in flow with our work and embracing our uniqueness. But I acknowledge that creativity means different things to different people. Painting, sculpture, … Continue reading Some thoughts on what we mean by creativity
A while ago, I was inspired to write a blog post about joy, which sparked ideas for 3 more blog posts on a similar subject AND made me realise that there is a theme that has run through everything I’ve written about in the last 10 years or so. The theme of finding joy in … Continue reading How I discovered and started to harness my creativity
I wrote this post almost 10 years ago, and some of the answers at the end have changed in their relative importance and practical application – because I have a 6-year old daughter now! And because I didn’t include chatting to people about their ideas and helping them plan, progress and complete them – I’d … Continue reading What would I do if I won the lottery?
Earlier this year I decided to write a book. I knew I’d need some quiet time to do that, so one of the things I did was find an office space that would work for me and my writing. It was a nice quiet place, by the river. I rented an office for one day … Continue reading Creativity has a mind of its own
In my last post I talked about weaving creativity into my days and weeks, and wondered how I could do that given my time constraints. This morning I started reading The Artist’s Way for Parents and realised a couple of things that were useful. Firstly that some of the key elements Julia Cameron talks about … Continue reading How can I make progress on a creative project?
I’ve read a few things recently about living a creative life, and I’ve also been thinking about this topic in relation to curating my days so they have creative time in them. But what is a “creative life”? I think the definition of a creative life is a very individual thing, although there will inevitably … Continue reading Can you live a creative life when the world around you is not set up that way?
Do you actively plan in time for activities that you enjoy, or some space to take notice of what’s around you? Or is it a bit of an afterthought when you get some spare time? Emma While talks a lot about joy, and about conscious curation – ensuring you put things in your diary for … Continue reading How to include joy in your life
I’m re-reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron at the moment*, a book subtitled A spiritual path to higher creativity. And the introductory part made me think about the type of energy we need for different activities. For me, there’s “doing things” energy, which is where I spend a lot of my working time, and … Continue reading Thoughts about creative energy
I was wrestling with whether to complete and publish an ebook which collects together some of the blog posts I wrote at the start of last year. I asked a freelance group I’m in and the general feeling was that it would be useful as it’s always nice to hear the stories of other freelancers. … Continue reading Who am I to tell my freelance story?
I haven’t been very good at doing it this week, but I do try to get out for a walk during the working day, even if just a 5 minute wander around the block. I find that as well as the obvious benefit of exercise and fresh air, it also helps with other things. Come … Continue reading The benefits of going for a walk during the working day