Creatively Thinking

  Featured image: Squirrel I watched a gray squirrel jump- frogging through the backyard trees, now barren of leaves, to the other side of my backyard . The sky is blue, blue. I am sure he had no plan other than just to get to the other side of the yard. I watched until I could see him no longer and my gaze drifted back to the feeders, and the blue jays were feeding at the ground feeders. A gray squirrel came scampering down the trunk of an oak tree and scurried the jays away. I wondered if it was the same gray squirrel. I took a deep breath. And I think to myself What a Wonderful World I see skies of blue And clouds of white The bright blessed day – time to start the day. Chilly this morning.

  Featured image: Imagination The world of reality has its limits. The world of imagination is boundless. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  Featured image: Going with the Flow II Creativity means we are focused on process and not product. Even though product is nice for process, process always—and I mean always—comes first. FIRST.

  Featured image: Playground Enthusiasm A Greek-filled word—filled with God—that is grounded in play and focused on the inner child in you. The word is pure joy. Creative work is play. It can be done in a huge sandbox with many players—and the sandbox can be anywhere. I mean anywhere. It can even be in your living room. The wonderful thing about this sandbox (yes, I have memories of one—not in the house, though) is that there was always mystery in the sandbox, and treasure, and wonder, and such joy. Enthusiasm. Creative work… it is so darn hard.

  Featured image: Hawk III As with most things, there are many ways to see and understand them; the hawk is no different. Hawks are beautiful birds—their plumage is always filled with a variety of feathers and colors: dots, stripes, reds, and browns. The hawk is known as a predatory bird because of the shape of its beak and talons, which is what I find fascinating about birds of prey. Those two features make the bird powerful, strong, and magnificent—something to contend with—which I emphasized in my work “Hawk.” The hawk has quite a history of symbolism across many cultures. Some common themes include courage, resilience, independence, and authority. They inspire humans to seize control of their destiny and rise above challenges. They are also seen as messengers from the spirit world. In some cultural stories, hawks serve as enforcers of the divine will.

  Featured image: Imagination “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” — Albert Einstein

  Featured image: Trusting Her Trust that still, small voice within you that says , “this might work,” and then try it. — Diane Mariechild