Finding Your Creative Voice - Day 6: Relax and Enjoy the Journey

When I saw the 31 Day challenge just a day or two before it started I jumped at the opportunity. I chose this topic because it is one I think of often.

But now, six days in, I find myself stressing. I didn't go into this with a clear plan at all. But as I thought about this today, I began to realize that this is often the case with a new journey, a creative adventure. There's not always a clear path, or a detailed map. Sometimes we just need to relax and see where the road takes us.

So that is my thought for the day. Relax and enjoy the journey. Know that there will be twists and turns and we can't always quite see around the next turn, but that okay. It's part of the fun.

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31 Days to Finding Your Creative Voice - Day 5: Thinking About Our Lists

Yesterday we made a list of the first ten things we could think of that were of interest to us. I did it myself and it was fun, and I actually was a little surprised at some of the things that showed up on that list.

Today, I want us each to pick one thing on that list, and as we go about our daily activities, see if we can think of one or two ways to use these interests that we have never done before.

Write down these ideas somewhere and keep them for tomorrow.

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Finding Your Creative Voice - Day 4: Making a List

Today's post on Finding Your Creative Voice will have a little homework for you to do.

I want you to make a list of ten areas of interest to you. These areas can be anything at all - whatever comes to mind - from baking to basketball to brain development. There are no right or wrong answers here. Each person's list will be completely unique. Don't overthink - just write. You may even surprise yourself when you see what is on your list.

Once you have your list of ten areas of interest just give yourself some time to think about them. Why are they interesting to you? How are you using these interests in daily life?

Here is my list of ten - not prethought - simply written as I thought of them just now.

homemaking
homeschooling
singing
creativity
neurology
thought provoking conversations/sharing ideas
homesteading
community
family
showing Jesus to others

Now that I've shared my list, I'd love if you would share yours in the comments.

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31 Days to Finding Your Creative Voice - Day 3: We ALL Have a Creative Voice

Today I want to make sure we have one thing crystal clear.

We ALL have a creative voice!!!! Every last one of us.

Just think of the awesome vastness of the universe and the amazing intricacy of the smallest microscopic organism.

Take a moment to think of the general geographic area you live in now. Think of the variety of wildlife - birds, animals, trees, flowers. Think of the beautiful sites nearby filled with the wonder of creation.

If really fully considered it is nearly mind boggling.

Now, think of how a small this region is compared with the many in the country, the continent, the world. All around the earth are places filled with just as much variety, and yet, the variety there is totally different.

And beyond this there are planets, stars, an infinite number of created wonders in space.

And yet, the Creator, who created all of this, chose to make US in His image.

And when His Creation that He loved chose to walk a path of destruction, He came and died for US - YOU - ME - because His love for this special Creation of His.

These facts are why I believe each of us has creative voice. One of the reasons we are so special to and so loved by our Creator is because we ARE made in His image. He has given each of us a similarities to Himself, He the ultimate Creator.

Because we are made in His image each of us has that spark of creativity within us. And when we are not fanning that spark into flame we feel cold and lifeless. And the Creator who loves us, did not create us for this.

I believe He created each of us to show a facet of Himself to bring to glory to Him, and as a way of helping those around us understand a bit more about Him. As we do this we are fulfilling what we were created to do, becoming who we were created to be, and this brings a sense of joy and fulfillment that cannot be reached any other way.

Tomorrow, I will be looking a little at finding that spark of creativity smoldering within each of us.  I hope you will come back to read more.

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Finding Your Creative Voice - Day 2: Five Quotes on Creativity

I was planning to write a more indepth post today but a night of very little sleep plus a day full of church activities has left my mind scrambled. So today I'm going to share five quotes on creativity.

Here they are ~

There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. ~ Martha Graham

Everyone who's ever taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference. ~ Nolan Bushnell

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones. ~ John Maynard Keynes

The world is but a canvas to the imagination. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Creativity is contagious. Pass it on. ~ Albert Einstein

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