Welcome to Week 4 of The Joy Diet!
This week our creative blogger's book club is exploring Menu Item #4 - Creativity - yehh!
Suffice to say that this chapter got my creative juices flowing BIG TIME!
My favorite parts:
"To increase the range of your creativity, try the following "mind-Yoga" techniques.
1. Force innovation. Think of 10 ways to solve the problem you're facing. These solutions don't have to be sensible, ethical, or even legal. The only thing they must be is different from each other. Got that? Good. Now think of 10 more.
2. Perseverate on your enemies. Target an individual or group you hate. Say what you hate most about them. See if a reframed version of this quality might be something you either need, or already have. Let yourself act as your enemy acts, within your moral boundaries.
3. Unify false dichotomies. Make a list of things that cannot coexist in your behaviour, your environment, or your life. Commit to being, doing, or having both of them. See if a solution arises."
My journey through creativity is highly personal and private so I cannot share the details with you, dear readers, but I will say that this book has forced me to re-think and re-imagine myself daring to live the life of my dreams. It feels like going out on a metaphorical limb or jumping off a cliff. It's exciting and very scary, but so is life and the challenge of living it fully.
So here I go...dear Goddess grant me wings!
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Creativity - The Joy Diet!
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16 comments:
May you get your wings.
I think the week on Risk is going help us with that fear.
I had the same experience. Here's to you on your journey, may you find your wings. Take care.
Thanks for sharing. Poof, here are you wings, Fly.
Wings for the Queen!!! This chapter got me going, too... love your drawing! miracles, k-
May you find your wings and fly o your hearts desires.
I have no doubt that you will soar! Many blessings to you as you take your leap.... and oh, what a beautiful card you've created!
Realizing your potential...rethinking our creative patterns and the flow of our ideas can be scary but it can also be very freeing...I love how you describe it like being on a metaphorical limb or jumping off a cliff. There is a sense of thrill and excitement.
I love your art and I wish the goddess to grant you wings...I feel that you are empowering yourself to do just that -- to fly!
I find myself finally honoring my desires, my dreams, and moving forward - it can only get even better from here.
May you soar high and free. Thanks for sharing your journey with creating this week.
I think I see those wings already! Thanks for sharing.
Yes - I know what you mean! It is a bit scary. I haven't been able to share the details of my desires and creativity steps yet either. Maybe soon!
This was fun for me trying to do things differently, Shaking things up a bit.Still working on it.
I agree this is like walking out on a limb. I'm glad there are lots of us in the journey together.
Great post. Thank you for sharing!
Great post. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your experiences with creativity. I too found that what I cam up with was for the most part too personal to share and that the connection to yoga allowed me to stretch and flex my mind in new ways.
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