There are so many things I love about being creative. Like Buckminster Fuller’s quote, so often with a creative project we don’t know where following our creativity is going to lead us. Following a tiny creative “spark” can lead you to a great big idea that changes your life or the way you look at the world. Or it can create something beautiful that takes your breath away. Creativity can make our lives easier, charm us, entertain us and heal our souls.

Yet so many adults feel they aren’t creative. In kindergarten you probably reached for those many colored crayons with great gusto. Today in adulthood you hold your black or blue ballpoint pen with great seriousness. Creativity is something you regard with curiosity and a bit of apprehension. Well “only” artists and people like that are creative after all. There is no way someone like you could be creative. This is completely untrue! You can nurture your creative soul and awaken wonderful ideas of many kinds you can only dream about. Try these creative jump-starts to look at your creativity differently.

Spend 10 minutes a day having pure FUN. Creative people know that being creative is fun. Think about what you find simply fun and you may realize just how creative you are after all. Your creativity does express itself in many ways. Bake homemade bread or cook a pot of delicious homemade soup. Write an enchanting tale to tell your children at bedtime. Create a game to play with your family over the weekend. Dig in your garden. Lose yourself daily for at least ten minutes in pure fun. Don’t worry about that report that is due, the bills that are due or anything else. For those moments, just have fun. They will pay you with awakened creativity.

Try StumbleUpon. Many of us know that you can find so many things on the Internet. Investigate the fun tool StumbleUpon to try stumbling upon new websites that they think you’ll like based on your interests. So if you tell the StumbleUpon tool that you love dogs, running, chocolate and travel – it will show you many websites based on these subjects. Often these are websites you’d just never run across through a simple search engine search. Use this fun tool daily to deepen your interest in your favorite things and keep thinking in a creative way.

Surround yourself with beauty and “the unique.” People that start to think creatively begin to notice their surroundings more, it is an amazing thing. You start to feel more sensitive about what is in your office, home and other locations. Make it your intention to fill each location with beauty and items that welcome your senses. This will keep your creative receptors working even when you don’t realize it. Our creativity is often inspired by things we see, smell, feel, sense, hear and otherwise sense in our lives. The more you can fill your environment with lovely things for your senses – the more creativity you’ll experience each day.
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