I met Jim when he served as a volunteer youth leader with a ministry my husband and I led what feels like a bazillion years ago; well, Teen was a toddler and we were in grad school, so everything might have been a bit blurry about the edges. Jim wasn't. He was crystal clear, thoughtful and truthful, … Continue reading Creating is Like Breathing…
Tag: creativity
En Plein Site
I am so in awe of people who paint (and sing and sculpt and create!) and people who invest in developing their creative gifts. Like my friend Laurie. The very thought of volunteering to paint school play backdrops makes me shudder but it led her to a passionate pursuit. Please welcome Laurie! Create Challenge Guest Post #4 … Continue reading En Plein Site
O Creativity, Where Art Thou? The Myth That Keeps on Giving
As I invited people to submit a blog post during 2016 around the word, "Create," I can't even recall how often I heard the words: "But I'm not creative!" Oh, friends, Yes, You Are! As my friend Jonathan explains today, being human means being creative. Every one of us taps into our creative potential every day. … Continue reading O Creativity, Where Art Thou? The Myth That Keeps on Giving
Create Beauty
Create Challenge Guest Post #2 - Mandi Diehl 2016 Wednesdays on this blog I will create a platform for friends to share their perspective on and experience of creativity. Today's guest post brought up a visceral memory for me: sneaking into my mom's bathroom, friend in tow, at about age 8. My mom's beauty cabinet beckoned with mystical glowing attraction. … Continue reading Create Beauty
The (Wounded) Artist
Create Challenge Guest Post #1 - woo hoo! I am so excited to devote Wednesdays on this blog to create a platform for friends wide and far, from every arena of my life, to share their perspective on and experience of creativity. And I am a big fan of today's guest post author, Paul Quinlivan, as I've been cheering … Continue reading The (Wounded) Artist
Create
I wrote here about my intentions for, and here about my results with, "my word" for 2015: Put yourself in the way of beauty. As 2015 came to a close, I reflected on the fact that my word had truly stuck with me and changed the way I lived. And so I asked myself, what's … Continue reading Create
Which Way Do I Go?
Calling all creatives! I have a serious question to ask: What do you do when you've lost your mojo? When you've gotten out of sync with your own rhythm, lost your own groove? I'm part-way through a project I'm pretty excited about. Well, I'm part-way through the first part, but that's something, isn't it? It's … Continue reading Which Way Do I Go?
Mickey Matters
I love Disneyland! Not in an obsessive, appareled and home outfitted, pin collecting and trading sort of way (not that there's anything wrong with that if that's you), but still, I love it. Having grown up in SoCal, Disneyland was "in our backyard" and a regular excursion several times a year for family trips, youth group trips, … Continue reading Mickey Matters