"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties"

I just heard this teaching on 'creativity.'
It was really good for me to hear because if you know me at all, you know I am not a creative person.
I LOVE art; I LOVE music; I LOVE taking pictures; I love taking people's creative ideas and running with them.
But that's all I got.

The teachers said over and over, "never say 'I'm just not creative'....those words are forbidden."
So they were calling me out.

First they gave these 3 words:
Idea
Thought
Father (God)

And they talked about how we can trigger ideas and thoughts.
"Creative" people go to certain "places" that help them think and get the ideas flowing. For instance, some of the "places" he said that resonated with me were:
the shower
while reading
driving

Some others were:
when you're going to sleep
when you wake up

Basically, figure out what gets you thinking and when ideas come to you. Be aware of that time and go to that place if you want it to happen. Open your mind during those times. Be aware.

Next three words:
Activity
Express
Christ

Once you have a thought or idea, you have to act on it. You need an activity to get the idea going. Once you've found your place that helps you think and be open, you can also find ways that will help you be more creative.
Creative people do activities that trigger their creativity.
Some of which are:

playing-- A study showed that when students (college) were allowed to play with toys and have fun before working on a project, they did much better creatively than when they did not have that time. So play! Have fun! Be childlike! I need to do this more.

certain environments--being outside in nature certainly helps many; being in closed off quite places; being at a concert, etc.

change your routine--creative people some times will mix up their daily routine. Instead of driving the way they always do to work, they'll try a different route. You can do this with anything. Open yourself to something new. I definitely need to try this more often. I like routines, so I'm sure this could help me branch out.

marinate on it--the guy talked about how after he writes a book, he puts it to the side for like a month and tries not to think about it or talk about it or work on it. Just let it sit there and see what happens after a chunk of time. After its had time to marinate.

Next three words:
Power
Influence
Spirit

Share your creativity. Music. Painting. Poetry. Drawing. Gardening. Ideas for an organization. Ways to solve problems nonviolently. Ways to alleviate societal problems. Ways to show love.
Share these things so that God's power and influence can be seen through you.
Make it USEFUL.
This is what they said over and over.
Whatever your ideas, thoughts, actions of creativity are: make them useful. Share them.

God is the ultimate creator. And he made us in his image.
We were made to be creative.
Everyone. In. His. Image.

What creative ideas and acts are you involved in that are helping to redeem the world?

God the father is the idea, the thoughts, the beginning. Christ is the activity. The Word made flesh. The way God is expressed. The Spirit is the power that moves through us all. It is how God's influence is seen through our creativity.

The power we find by living a creative life is found in the mind of the maker.

Redeem the fall through your actions.
If your about what Jesus is about, you're about redemption.
Of course, Juliette, in herself, can redeem nothing. But if I open myself and nurture my mind to the power of God's creativity--my creative acts can be apart of redemption.















"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." Picasso

"Imagination is intelligence having fun."

"Please don't try to break this life down systematically.
It's not a science but a song that needs to be set free.
It's broken down to notes and measures, but there's so much more
emotion powerfully speaks; it is the key to unlock our hearts doors."
--Taylor Hawkins