Tag: creativity
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Being Creative for Creative’s Sake
This question came across my screen recently asking, “Are we allowed to be creative for the sake of being creative?” I loved the answer. In America, no. Somehow, our artwork and creative pursuits is only seen as virtuous if we are able to earn money from it, “make a living from it”, or preferably make…
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Last Breath of Summer from a Beach in Gulf Shores
Busyness has many enemies, but to me, one of the greatest causalities of busyness is the loss of creativity. When life turns into a checklist of task items the thing that loses out, at least in my life, is always the creativity of reading, writing, photography, poetry, contemplation, prayer, games, music, and so on. Many…
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The Lack of a Dead Poets Society Copy
I love being around creative people in the church body, always thinking and pushing the limits of their own thinking. Being on the photography side of creativity I feel like sometimes I have one foot in the creative door and one looking in to see if anything interesting shows up. Sometimes photography to me feels…