Today, I welcome Elizabeth Cottrell to the blog. She is a writer and creative friend who generously offered to share her review of "Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear". Redefining creativity From the book Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert: “Q: What is creativity? “A: The relationship between a human being and the mysteries of inspiration”… Continue reading Book Review – Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. --Jim Hightower Reasons or excuses? Matisse's famous quote “Creativity takes courage” is almost a cliché, we've heard it so often. It's everywhere in memes and posters but maybe that's because as artists, we know it's true.… Continue reading Creative Courage
Flow — the mental state of being completely present and fully immersed in a task — is a strong contributor to creativity. When in flow, the creator and the universe become one, outside distractions recede from consciousness and one's mind is fully open and attuned to the act of creating. -- Scott Barry Kaufman, Huffington Post I love… Continue reading Muse Flash: Creative Flow
I believe in the power of art partly because of my creative friend, Victoria Lynn Hall. She is a truly multi-talented, multi-passionate Renaissance Soul. As an artist, blogger and musician, I'm in awe of how creativity permeates everything she does. I'm sure she'll inspire you as much as she does me. What does “being creative” mean… Continue reading Meet My Creative Friend: Victoria Lynn Hall
As kids we think being an adult means doing whatever we want. Then we become adults and we get stuck in a holding pattern, waiting for someone to tell us it's okay to do the thing we long to do.