Creativity and You

Creativity is something which has always interested me and I've been drawing and painting and, now, taking photographs since I was about eight. It has always provided a sense of calm, joy and attuned my eye to look at things in a different way.

At six, I first noticed that ants moved their nests in long lines where some ants carried ant eggs while others seems to bring bits of earth or leaves. I marveled at their intensity and how they labored all day long to move their nest. Today, if I happened to come across that, I'd shoot some video because the ant is one of nature's wonders. They are incredibly strong for their size and they work in such wonderful team efforts that they can be an inspiration to all of us. The one thing they lack, I believe, is creativity, but I could be wrong.

How do we teach our children and ourselves to be creative? It's something that will serve both child and adult in so many ways during their lives that I looked a few blogs on the internet and found there are blogs on creativity in higher education, marketing, employee creativity and there's even a "creativity lab." I suggest that you explore some of these sites, as I will, in the weeks to come. I intend to see if I can enrich my own creativity because, in that way, I keep learning and it's lifelong learning that keeps our minds limber and our outlook fresh, even in trying times.

Let me hear how your explorations in creativity progress. I'll be interested in hearing what you discover.

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