Of course there's always the perennially looping ones - lose weight, exercise more, get more sleep. Never give up on those ones. But besides that, I have been flirting with the idea of creativity. Years ago, I remember I made a resolution to do something creative every day. Well, that became every week, then every month, then it kind of faded away, just as most resolutions do. But, it's different this time. Really. You'll see.
"Sure," the cynical resolution overlord snickers. "Oh yeah," was my assertive retort. "Pssshaw," he taunts me. "Why you .... You dream killer, you can't beat me up even before I start. I'll show you!"
So, the challenge is on. One thing I know about resolutions is that they have to be realistic. So saying that I will do something creative every day is a bit of a stretch. But generally, and giving myself permission to have infrequent dry spells, I think I can do at least one a week.
As I said, I have been flirting with this idea for a while, and I have expanded my definition of what it is to be creative. Since I expanded my definition, I realize that I am a lot more creative than I give myself credit for. I don't have to write a play or a poem or create a collage art piece. Creativity is making something that wasn't there before. Many activities fall under that category. In this blog, I will explore those many facets of creativity.
So, here's my first post and my first random act of creativity. My hope is that as I document these acts, my friends and readers will realize that it's not so hard and also practice these acts. I firmly believe that the creative act is joy-producing and therefore healing. And everyone can be creative. And if more people engaged in acts of creativity, a lot more joy would be produced, and what's wrong with that? (Notice how I was creative with my use of the conjunction "and?")
Photo shows sunrise from an airplane window coming home from New Zealand in 2007 or so.
