Category: creativity

[box options]Editor by profession, writer by heart and baby corn hater by choice, Todd Foley contacted me recently for an interview. After blushing slightly at the thought of typing words out and submitting them to an editor, I sent him some responses to his thought-provoking questions. You can find the interview here. Make sure you check out Todd’s other writings while you’re on his blog![/box]

“I’m just not creative.”

My first thought: how dare you say that.

Here’s what just happened in that short interchange…

1. You had an idea.
2. You listened to the idea.
3. You formed that idea into a cohesive thought you desired to communicate.
4. You chose words to say to communicate the thought.
5. You said the words, carefully emphasizing certain syllables to share your message.

And you’re not creative?

It’s a lie. Continue reading “Judas Style Creativity”

I probably post about two videos per month. There’s a reason for that.

Many aren’t worth the time.

This one is.

Caine’s Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo.

After I watched this film, I felt:

• joyful
• inspired
• motivated
• curious
• challenged

How does Caine’s story challenge your own story?

[box options]I was asked to answer the question “What do I need to celebrate?” for The Celebration Series blog crawl project put together by Annika Martins. I’m one of 10 writers Annika asked to blog about making space in our lives for celebrating. See what the other bloggers has to say and get info on how you can join in at The Celebration Series.[/box]

What do you see when you think of the word ‘celebrate’?

Balloons and colors, cakes and candies, elaborate decorations planned out to the hilt?

Anniversaries. Birthdays. Christmas. Thanksgiving.

Maybe you even see a Seinfeld classic: a good old fashioned “Festivus for the rest of us?” Continue reading “You Need To Celebrate”