Good morning!
Today we will be focusing on week 3 of Cultivating Creativity: Creativity!
This is the week where we will dive into the creativity we create with our hands. There is pretty much a non-ending list of ways we can be and are creative: painting; sewing; knitting; taking pictures; drawing; writing; singing; playing an instrument; face painting; wood working; glass blowing; pottery; planning a garden; and so many other things.
While we all are creative, we all have different areas of creativity where we shine. We can practice any creative endeavor we wish to, but some of us are experts in one or two places while others of us are amateurs in those same places.
Throughout this week we will focus on the areas of creativity we shine in, and we also will dive a little bit into a creative endeavor we wish we had talent or expertise in. For me it is drawing and painting. I am not good at drawing, my five year old can draw better than I can! But I enjoy it. And am getting more confident in doing it once I let go of any preconceived notions of I have to be good at it before I can do it. I think many people feel that way about approaching doing creative work. The thing is though, in order to get GOOD at something or even to be OKAY at something, we need to practice. Do things over and over.
For today I would like you to take a few minutes to create something. Doodle on an index card. Write a poem about your morning coffee or tea. Grab a coloring book and color a picture. Sketch your child. Finger paint. And the list goes on. Chose something you like to do and get creative!
Week three is all about how we view creativity, how we express our own personal brand of creativity. So today get creative! Get your hands dirty! Get brave and try something you have been wanting to do, but that you normally hold yourself back from because you think you won't be "good enough". Then show us what you did so we can marvel at the creativity you produce!
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