Reflections on Creativity and Life

Monthly Archives: February 2010

Dreams

Dreams are a good tool to think out solutions to problems on which you have been working.  Many times, I have thought of a new idea in a dream, and when I woke up it was the perfect answer. But

New Idea

I get ideas in the middle of writing about how to get ideas. The simple act of walking down the path of writing about new ideas makes new ideas come into being. Drawing and writing is even better. Then you

the impossible

The minute we think something is impossible, the minute we utter that word to ourselves…we quit trying.  We cannot see a way so forget it. Nobody can do it. There is a wonderful feeling in giving up. You dont have

The hour and the day

There comes a time in your life when you just have to decide the hour and the day that you are going to do what you have always wanted. This might sound funny but my putting a specific time in

billet doux

I have a billet doux (love letter) for you today. It is the most beautiful wish for you. In our creative group we would do a visualization exercise just to get our juices going and to hear what someone elses

Normal

There is no normal anything. When people say things are normal they really mean that things are going as they expected. When a different experience than you are used to occurs, people notice and comment about it. But in the

Masterpieces

What is a masterpiece anyway? Both Jackson Pollack and Renoir have created masterpieces. It is not the content so much as the power to last that makes a masterpiece. Every time You look at it is fresh and new. Fashion

Mission Statement

Without a mission statement clearly in your mind, your energy will be dissipated. A mission statement can change every few years so you always have to be reevaluating what your priorities are. Not having a clear idea of where you

Paris Hotel

The hotel where we stayed in Paris had upholstered walls and ceilings. Each room had different material. Each room was very small. Everything is small in Paris. Small and perfectly charming. A small room is the most inviting place to