Creativity: Process or Product


I’ve always loved the work of the artist Yves Klein. The blue he created, now known as Yves Klein Blue, is so intense and beautiful and profound and bright all at the same time that it always just shoots straight to the heart of me. I’m touched by this color, and thus by the man and his work. Process versus Product Reading this quote this morning, I was reminded of the struggle that I think many of us face, which is finding the balance between our creative...

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Hallelujah! My book has arrived.


The DHL man has just left. I’ve been waiting for him all day. Today at our house he is Santa Claus, and his truck is the sleigh.   My book has arrived! (Just had to tell somebody!) What I feel right now is a strange mix of shock, nerves, wonder and awe. It looks so small in my hand, a beautiful compact product made with heart and soul, love and fear, laughter and tears, and a whole lot of hard work. I could not be more thrilled. You know, that little girl kind of “You...

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