Playing in mud puddles
and making dolls out of old socks
were the first things I can remember
in my desire to express my creativity.
Then came pictures of large, yellow dinosaurs
with red spots
and ghost stories,
one of which I still have,
written and illustrated in my childish hand
in a small, blue composition book from first grade,
In truth
I think
that creativity
is bred in all of us
in one form or another.
The man who invented the first atom bomb,
tried to undo his ‘child’
(for all of our creations are children),
but the genie was out of the bottle,
so to speak
and the rest of that story
is history.
When I am creative
I can feel in my body
that something within me is satisfied . . .
healed.
I think,
that before things went ‘wrong’
Oppenheimer felt the same way.
Creativity
is a drive
just as powerful
as the drive to live.
It manifests differently in all of us as well,
and often,
the person bestowed with these gifts
lives all their days
without knowing,
understanding,
or giving credit to them in themselves.
It’s a blessing to know them
and to honor them
because they fill the world with beauty
in the (so) many forms we give them.
At the deepest level,
they can loosen up
and free us from our demons,
and I am grateful for that,
whenever another ‘child’
blooms within me. ♥
Sparrow, I wish I could still sing probably more than anything else but I was a performer and I can’t do that any more. Too many spinal issues and cervical fusions robbed me of diaphragmatic support and vocal range. I am blessed that my core muscles still hold up my back! But I do have beautiful and uplifting memories of singing in piano bars, choruses, community theatre productions, churches, hospitals and rest homes. I even did a bit of television. I also worked as a music director at my church for a few years after I retired. The joke was that I went from the saloon to the sanctuary and I didn’t find the audience to be that much different!
”…I went from the saloon to the sanctuary and I didn’t find the audience to be that much different!”
That doesn’t surprise me at all,
dear Carol Ann . . .
people are people
and people love music.
If you can’t sing for others though,
you can still sing a bit for yourself (?) ♥
I’m not very creative, but I do enjoy designing and building things. I always have.
But I find other people’s creativity to be very healing. Music, art, dance, writing, and really any creative expression. It takes me out of my day to day, logic oriented thinking.
Music, dancing, gardening, moving my body in a movement class following instruction, cleaning and organizing (especially once it’s done), watching birds, watching artists of all kinds at work.
Countless ways of creativity are healing. Some of which came immedeately to mind were music, singing especially but also music of all cultures; painting and drawing; nature´s creativity in its enormous abundance and beauty. Trees offering healing through their huge ability of transforming carbon dioxide into life giving oxygen with support of the light of the sun and water, in addition supporting us in so many ways possible, a symbol for stability and peace that has survived and even endured eons. Healing occurs whenever beauty is created, when His Love is shining through the leaves of a beautiful flower, or when a cat is lying peacefully in the sunshine, completely relaxed. Deeply grateful for all of life´s abundant creativity and beauty and its peaceful healing.
I enjoy cursive writing. My hands are not as steady for calligraphy but the I get pleasure in the curves and look of the letters.
My second outlet is food. I like actually producing a tasty product but also learning about the foods around this great Earth. Visiting an ethnic grocery store always peeks my curiosity.
I am not sure these activities are healing but they do feed my body and soul.
All of them! Right now, I’m smitten with singing and music. In the past, it’s been writing, improv, drawing/painting, dancing, gaming. I also think there’s a lot of creativity in facilitation, travel, gardening, and other facets of life that we don’t usually call ‘creative.’
I love this question. To me, I find that music and dogs are forms of creativity that I find healing. Music is a form of human creativity, and dogs are a form of divine creativity. While music can’t actively listen to me, I can speak my soul through music. Dogs can’t speak to me; I don’t even know if they understand me, but just holding and cuddling them means a lot. I like the fact that many people also see it this way. Therefore, we have music therapy and dog therapy. Happy Friday to all! 🎶 🐶
My Ngoc, we’ve talked about this before. but it’s good to say it again for the sake of the public. I like what I do, because I use piano as a hobby and a tool for expression. I just don’t like what comes out of it. I understand that the more talented an individual is, the more they attract enthusiasm, because we just love talent and invest a lot in that. Enthusiasm overwhelms me. As a calm person, I respond better to calmer energy.
I’m a mastermind. Using backstage politics and psychological warfare has worked every time in helping me achieve my goals and basic desire for autonomy. It requires a lot of creativity. One skill I’ve come to master overtime is to think on my feet. Health is wealth. Great mental health, especially, is much needed.
Yoga and dancing. Moving the body in various ways, feeling the movement, the shapes, the flow. Really being in my body and appreciating it for all that it does for me, as I do what I can to keep it healthy and strong. Sharing the practice of yoga is extremely healing for me as well. I always wanted to share one of the things that helped me so much along the way, and I am so grateful that my path brought me to where I am today.
Creating and leading my Qi Gong and Yoga classes. It’s much more than a job. I’m a steward and I’m bringing forth from a perennial steam of wisdom. I feel honored that it was my path to share these teachings and it’s extremely cathartic and inspiring to structure a class experience. Movement is my joy, I also dance. I’ll be dancing this whole weekend at three events. I’m ecstatic.
Sunnypatti, movement and flow go together. It’s why one of my L11 zen principles say to minimize difficult questions. Context matters, but not everything requires contextualizing. We need more flow, less stagnation.
The creativity of the winged beings and the myriad of nests that are built by the different species. The many types of materials, shapes, sizes. From the giant nests of eagles, the smaller yet impressive in size of magpies, the mud homes of swallows and I do not know the name of the little birds that make those hanging woven nests that incorporate hair and every variation between. Once again, the inner intelligence of the universe shining through to heal my curiosity of life. I saw the first tiger swallow tail butterfly yesterday as I was watering. Talk about nature being creative to soothe and heal my essence! Peace, Love & Light.
I love the beauty
and innate wisdom
that goes into the making of birds’ nests,
dear Joseph,
and have a small collection of them . . .
robins’,
sparrows’,
phoebes’,
and the gift from someone my husband knows
of a hummingbird’s nest.
The world is an amazing place. ♥
Dear Joseph, the species of birds who create these hanging woven nests are called weaver birds. As I just read in Wiki, most of them live in Africa, where there are a lot of these coloful birds and their extraordinary architectured hanging nest- balls. So beautiful that you saw this first butterfly which already sounds like a healing impulse that was conveyed. Happy moments of peace and joy. May you have many more healing experiences in nature and wherever they appear.
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Playing in mud puddles
and making dolls out of old socks
were the first things I can remember
in my desire to express my creativity.
Then came pictures of large, yellow dinosaurs
with red spots
and ghost stories,
one of which I still have,
written and illustrated in my childish hand
in a small, blue composition book from first grade,
In truth
I think
that creativity
is bred in all of us
in one form or another.
The man who invented the first atom bomb,
tried to undo his ‘child’
(for all of our creations are children),
but the genie was out of the bottle,
so to speak
and the rest of that story
is history.
When I am creative
I can feel in my body
that something within me is satisfied . . .
healed.
I think,
that before things went ‘wrong’
Oppenheimer felt the same way.
Creativity
is a drive
just as powerful
as the drive to live.
It manifests differently in all of us as well,
and often,
the person bestowed with these gifts
lives all their days
without knowing,
understanding,
or giving credit to them in themselves.
It’s a blessing to know them
and to honor them
because they fill the world with beauty
in the (so) many forms we give them.
At the deepest level,
they can loosen up
and free us from our demons,
and I am grateful for that,
whenever another ‘child’
blooms within me. ♥
And you the beautiful creation of your garden blooming in your yard. 🏡 🌻
Writing poetry…journaling…singing (all the years I could)…community theatre
I know you can still sing,
dear Carol Ann . . .
I hear it in your voice
when you write. ♥
Sparrow, I wish I could still sing probably more than anything else but I was a performer and I can’t do that any more. Too many spinal issues and cervical fusions robbed me of diaphragmatic support and vocal range. I am blessed that my core muscles still hold up my back! But I do have beautiful and uplifting memories of singing in piano bars, choruses, community theatre productions, churches, hospitals and rest homes. I even did a bit of television. I also worked as a music director at my church for a few years after I retired. The joke was that I went from the saloon to the sanctuary and I didn’t find the audience to be that much different!
”…I went from the saloon to the sanctuary and I didn’t find the audience to be that much different!”
That doesn’t surprise me at all,
dear Carol Ann . . .
people are people
and people love music.
If you can’t sing for others though,
you can still sing a bit for yourself (?) ♥
I’m not very creative, but I do enjoy designing and building things. I always have.
But I find other people’s creativity to be very healing. Music, art, dance, writing, and really any creative expression. It takes me out of my day to day, logic oriented thinking.
Designing and building things,
dear Charlie
are most certainly creative endeavors!
Give yourself credit . . .
these are some of your special gifts. ♥
Music, dancing, gardening, moving my body in a movement class following instruction, cleaning and organizing (especially once it’s done), watching birds, watching artists of all kinds at work.
Countless ways of creativity are healing. Some of which came immedeately to mind were music, singing especially but also music of all cultures; painting and drawing; nature´s creativity in its enormous abundance and beauty. Trees offering healing through their huge ability of transforming carbon dioxide into life giving oxygen with support of the light of the sun and water, in addition supporting us in so many ways possible, a symbol for stability and peace that has survived and even endured eons. Healing occurs whenever beauty is created, when His Love is shining through the leaves of a beautiful flower, or when a cat is lying peacefully in the sunshine, completely relaxed. Deeply grateful for all of life´s abundant creativity and beauty and its peaceful healing.
”Healing occurs whenever beauty is created…”
It’s all so beautiful,
dear Ose,
and you are too
in what you bring to the table. ♥
I enjoy cursive writing. My hands are not as steady for calligraphy but the I get pleasure in the curves and look of the letters.
My second outlet is food. I like actually producing a tasty product but also learning about the foods around this great Earth. Visiting an ethnic grocery store always peeks my curiosity.
I am not sure these activities are healing but they do feed my body and soul.
Writing cursive,
dear Yram,
is definitely a creative endeavor . . .
I don’t believe they teach it in schools
anymore . . .
keep writing. ♥
All of them! Right now, I’m smitten with singing and music. In the past, it’s been writing, improv, drawing/painting, dancing, gaming. I also think there’s a lot of creativity in facilitation, travel, gardening, and other facets of life that we don’t usually call ‘creative.’
I love this question. To me, I find that music and dogs are forms of creativity that I find healing. Music is a form of human creativity, and dogs are a form of divine creativity. While music can’t actively listen to me, I can speak my soul through music. Dogs can’t speak to me; I don’t even know if they understand me, but just holding and cuddling them means a lot. I like the fact that many people also see it this way. Therefore, we have music therapy and dog therapy. Happy Friday to all! 🎶 🐶
My Ngoc, we’ve talked about this before. but it’s good to say it again for the sake of the public. I like what I do, because I use piano as a hobby and a tool for expression. I just don’t like what comes out of it. I understand that the more talented an individual is, the more they attract enthusiasm, because we just love talent and invest a lot in that. Enthusiasm overwhelms me. As a calm person, I respond better to calmer energy.
I’m a mastermind. Using backstage politics and psychological warfare has worked every time in helping me achieve my goals and basic desire for autonomy. It requires a lot of creativity. One skill I’ve come to master overtime is to think on my feet. Health is wealth. Great mental health, especially, is much needed.
Yoga and dancing. Moving the body in various ways, feeling the movement, the shapes, the flow. Really being in my body and appreciating it for all that it does for me, as I do what I can to keep it healthy and strong. Sharing the practice of yoga is extremely healing for me as well. I always wanted to share one of the things that helped me so much along the way, and I am so grateful that my path brought me to where I am today.
Creating and leading my Qi Gong and Yoga classes. It’s much more than a job. I’m a steward and I’m bringing forth from a perennial steam of wisdom. I feel honored that it was my path to share these teachings and it’s extremely cathartic and inspiring to structure a class experience. Movement is my joy, I also dance. I’ll be dancing this whole weekend at three events. I’m ecstatic.
Wish I could join your class.
Movement IS joy! I just wrote a similar response 🙂
Enjoy your events this weekend!
Sunnypatti, movement and flow go together. It’s why one of my L11 zen principles say to minimize difficult questions. Context matters, but not everything requires contextualizing. We need more flow, less stagnation.
Listening to music
TGIF!
The creativity of the winged beings and the myriad of nests that are built by the different species. The many types of materials, shapes, sizes. From the giant nests of eagles, the smaller yet impressive in size of magpies, the mud homes of swallows and I do not know the name of the little birds that make those hanging woven nests that incorporate hair and every variation between. Once again, the inner intelligence of the universe shining through to heal my curiosity of life. I saw the first tiger swallow tail butterfly yesterday as I was watering. Talk about nature being creative to soothe and heal my essence! Peace, Love & Light.
I love the beauty
and innate wisdom
that goes into the making of birds’ nests,
dear Joseph,
and have a small collection of them . . .
robins’,
sparrows’,
phoebes’,
and the gift from someone my husband knows
of a hummingbird’s nest.
The world is an amazing place. ♥
Dear Joseph, the species of birds who create these hanging woven nests are called weaver birds. As I just read in Wiki, most of them live in Africa, where there are a lot of these coloful birds and their extraordinary architectured hanging nest- balls. So beautiful that you saw this first butterfly which already sounds like a healing impulse that was conveyed. Happy moments of peace and joy. May you have many more healing experiences in nature and wherever they appear.
Writing has always been my creative outlet. Good old fashion coloring with crayons or pencils in a coloring book is a mindless stress release for me.
Have you heard of ‘Zentangle’,
dear Deann? ♥
I love Zentangle! It’s been a while since I spent some time with that. Time to pull out those supplies soon.
Gardening……amazing healing power!
Amen,
dear EJP,
AMEN. 🌷