The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 12 We don’t always set out to create something as a legacy or for eternal meaning. Creating comes out of who we are on a daily basis, even when we’re not aware of it. What can happen though is this—you create,make or design something and release it to […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 11 Each one of us has creativity lurking in the recesses of our minds. I’m sure you have times when you’ve itched to bake something just for fun or planted some new flowers in your garden because you liked the colour or maybe you’ve been loving colouring in […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 10 I haven’t had a great writing day for a while. I’ve done a lot of writing, but I haven’t focused on my novels for a couple of weeks. I enjoy everything I write —articles, blogs, novels, letters, cards — anything, but to have a day of being […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 9 Collaborating With Ideas. Ideas come from all sorts of places. Songs. Conversation. Billboards. Books. Gardens. Pinterest. I’ve driven along in my car with the radio off and something has dropped into my head. The excitement rises. I can’t wait until I can pull over and scribble it […]
The One Hundred Creative Challenge: Day 8 Each one of us has a unique story to share with the world. A story that is told through our creativity. Whether it’s writing, painting, decorating, styling, fashion, singing, playing an instrument, teaching — anything that springs from our unique perspective. We are designed to be creative. […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 6 Not giving up is one of the brave choices we make. Whether it’s a relationship, a job, a creative pursuit or faith. Tenacity is a quality that brings to mind doggedness, an adventurous spirit, courage and daring. Living a creative life takes more than talent, it takes […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 5 Today I’m thinking about how I’m going to approach the New Year. January’s New Year Resolutions sneer at us in December, confronting us with all we did not achieve. Self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination are gifts we can use every day. Creativity isn’t just […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 3 It’s not too late. Today I’m writing a blog about my Indie publishing journey and the integration of art and craft in living a creative life. That’s my challenge today —articulating a process that’s taken several years. Creative living doesn’t mean we have to make a career […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 2 We all love something new. New makes me think of something fresh. Something shiny. Something exciting. When it comes to creative expression or inspiration, trying something new or approaching something with a fresh approach often sparks something new within us. Something that causes us to glow […]
