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From Idea to Reality: The Role of a Creative Community in the Creative Process

Research has shown that being part of a creative community is hugely beneficial for creative people. But to get these benefits, we have to challenge the assumption that the artist creates alone and is the only critical component of the creative process.

A Call to Meaning: How Gratitude Guides Your Life

A Call to MeaningIt’s November. So here in the USA, before we’re called to the Thanksgiving table, we’re called think about what we’re grateful for. We are called to acknowledge the meaning in our lives. Gratitude is  an expression of love, an appreciation of what you value, a confession of your connection to what you have. […]

Creative Freedom and How to Defend It.

Yesterday was Bastille Day, the day in 1789 when an angry crowd of Parisians stormed the Bastille, the symbol of political and religious oppression. Creative freedom must be defended too. But the enemies of your creative freedom are not “out there.” They are all the enemies within you… the thoughts, feelings, beliefs and opinions you may never express. They determine the quality of your life.

Your Creative Freedom and How to Defend It

Yesterday was Bastille Day, the day in 1789 when an angry crowd of Parisians stormed the Bastille, the symbol of political and religious oppression. Creative freedom must be defended too. But the enemies of your creative freedom are not “out there.” They are all the enemies within you… the thoughts, feelings, beliefs and opinions you may never express. They determine the quality of your life.