Do you have a dream you long to achieve? Are you putting your creativity on hold until you have more time? If so, read on. Many of us would like to be more creative – but we don’t seem to manage it. We feel like we simply must do something – but somehow we…
Neuroscience has proven that people with particularly creative minds have brains that are wired differently to those of less creative types. Science cannot yet explain exactly how all these processes work, however, creativity is believed to involve several cognitive processes. It is hard to say that specific behaviors are related to creativity. However, several…
Every book lover knows the thrill of choosing a new book, carrying it home and waiting for a quiet moment to dive in. But being one isn’t always easy. Here are six struggles only book lovers will understand: 1. You want to finish your book – but you don’t want to finish book As you…
We all have to work. But some of us are lucky enough to find our life purpose in life. When this happens, our work becomes sacred. To be alive is to work. Humans have always done it: hunting, gathering or farming to stay alive, building shelters, making tools, creating artworks, caring for children…
Many of our false starts, failures and tendencies to procrastinate come from our psychological fears about our creative ideas. These fears can be overcome with some simple techniques. Most people would like to have more creative ideas, but other things get in the way. We fear we are not good enough or that we are…
Art can be wonderfully relaxing. Even non-artists can feel great benefits from getting in the flow and using art as meditation When I try to sit still and meditate, time goes very slowly. There are gaps in my mind chatter, but they never last very long. My busy brain resists the meditation every step of…