Comments on: How do you get Creative? http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/how-do-you-get-creative/ The Smart Woman's Guide to an Amazing Life! Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:07:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Life Coach Susan http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/how-do-you-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-2820 Life Coach Susan Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:36:01 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=184#comment-2820 Philosophizers! Ha! Like that... Have a wonderful day Cecelia! Come back again! -S Philosophizers!
Ha!
Like that…

Have a wonderful day Cecelia!
Come back again!

-S

]]> By: Cecelia http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/how-do-you-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-2803 Cecelia Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:35:07 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=184#comment-2803 I agree, Susan...we do take life too seriously. So true though; to embrace our creativity and seek the middle ground to allow our wiser, and higher selves lead the way! And, NO...not too deep at all! Perfectly said. (at least that's my opinion) :) This is the time for all the philosophizers to rise to the top...the GOOD stuff! .-= Cecelia´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CreativeThoughtsFreshTalk/~3/nktAJyIH-zM/crayola-doesnt-make-color-for-your-eyes.html" rel="nofollow"></a> =-. I agree, Susan…we do take life too seriously. So true though; to embrace our creativity and seek the middle ground to allow our wiser, and higher selves lead the way!

And, NO…not too deep at all! Perfectly said. (at least that’s my opinion) :) This is the time for all the philosophizers to rise to the top…the GOOD stuff!
Cecelia´s last blog .. My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Life Coach Susan http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/how-do-you-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Life Coach Susan Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:09:17 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=184#comment-2760 Gosh, we all seem to lose a bit of it as we get older. We take life too seriously... we've been hurt and don't want to feel badly again... we've experienced fearful situations that we want to protect ourselves from. Funny how when we're younger we want to be older, and then as we get older we want to re-embrace our youth. Maybe the solution is to find that middle ground. Embrace our creativity, the awe and magic of life... and allow our True Selves, who are wise and strong to lead us through the maze of reality. Too deep...??? :) Susan PS. I was a Philosophy major for my bachelors degree... ;) Gosh, we all seem to lose a bit of it as we get older.
We take life too seriously… we’ve been hurt and don’t want to feel badly again… we’ve experienced fearful situations that we want to protect ourselves from.
Funny how when we’re younger we want to be older, and then as we get older we want to re-embrace our youth.
Maybe the solution is to find that middle ground.
Embrace our creativity, the awe and magic of life… and allow our True Selves, who are wise and strong to lead us through the maze of reality.

Too deep…???

:) Susan

PS. I was a Philosophy major for my bachelors degree… ;)

]]> By: Cecelia http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/how-do-you-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-2716 Cecelia Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:08:24 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=184#comment-2716 I love this post Susan! These days creativity certainly seems to be the consummate buzz word :)I love how you talk about unlocking the cuffs of expectation. (One of my friends recently said, we really ought not "should" all over ourselves...cute, eh?!) Awhile back I posted a story on my recently revived blog about Crayolas...and made a similar observation about how children are so "in the moment." And, just the other day I was talking with my father about how I kept myself (and other kids in my neighborhood) entertained. (NOTE: this involved several after-school role playing scenarios where everyone was given an assigned part to play by me! haha) I was given the gift (and challenge) of being an only child, and grew up in the 70's with a single mother. As you probably can already see where this is going...suffice it to say that creativity became my strong suit early on, because just living every day life *was* the process of being creative. BUT, I did lose it as I grew older and picked up my "masks" to don through the course of the last several years. However, I am now happy to say that I've come full circle, the masks have been tossed to the wayside, and I'm back in the mode of "living creatively every day," and it feels GOOD! :) I have stumbled most recently onto a community that sprung into being based upon the works of Edward de Bono. And I must say, I'm more than intrigued by the creative processes they speak of and teach. It prompted me to think about the creative process and as a result I posted a quick blurb on my "blog" there. http://bit.ly/cexvvk .-= Cecelia´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CreativeThoughtsFreshTalk/~3/nktAJyIH-zM/crayola-doesnt-make-color-for-your-eyes.html" rel="nofollow"></a> =-. I love this post Susan! These days creativity certainly seems to be the consummate buzz word :) I love how you talk about unlocking the cuffs of expectation. (One of my friends recently said, we really ought not “should” all over ourselves…cute, eh?!)

Awhile back I posted a story on my recently revived blog about Crayolas…and made a similar observation about how children are so “in the moment.”

And, just the other day I was talking with my father about how I kept myself (and other kids in my neighborhood) entertained. (NOTE: this involved several after-school role playing scenarios where everyone was given an assigned part to play by me! haha)

I was given the gift (and challenge) of being an only child, and grew up in the 70’s with a single mother. As you probably can already see where this is going…suffice it to say that creativity became my strong suit early on, because just living every day life *was* the process of being creative.

BUT, I did lose it as I grew older and picked up my “masks” to don through the course of the last several years. However, I am now happy to say that I’ve come full circle, the masks have been tossed to the wayside, and I’m back in the mode of “living creatively every day,” and it feels GOOD! :)

I have stumbled most recently onto a community that sprung into being based upon the works of Edward de Bono. And I must say, I’m more than intrigued by the creative processes they speak of and teach.

It prompted me to think about the creative process and as a result I posted a quick blurb on my “blog” there.

http://bit.ly/cexvvk
Cecelia´s last blog .. My ComLuv Profile

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]]> By: Life Coach Susan http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/how-do-you-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-2541 Life Coach Susan Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:05:52 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=184#comment-2541 Kids are just so in the moment, you know? Always in touch with their feelings and so curious about life. So much for us to learn from our children... and so much that we can give back to them, from that place. -Susan Kids are just so in the moment, you know?
Always in touch with their feelings and so curious about life.
So much for us to learn from our children… and so much that we can give back to them, from that place.

-Susan

]]> By: Debbie @ happy Maker http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/how-do-you-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-2426 Debbie @ happy Maker Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:04:05 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=184#comment-2426 Good for you Susan. It is fun watching Toddlers. The world is there's and they really don't care what any one thinks or says. I love watch a toddler in a story having a fit. They are unhappy and they are going to let the world know this. Mom has been shopping to long and they want to go home. We need to remember that all the things we use daily are because some one got creative. Thanks for the reminder Susan Debbie Good for you Susan. It is fun watching Toddlers. The world is there’s and they really don’t care what any one thinks or says. I love watch a toddler in a story having a fit. They are unhappy and they are going to let the world know this. Mom has been shopping to long and they want to go home.

We need to remember that all the things we use daily are because some one got creative.

Thanks for the reminder Susan
Debbie

]]> By: Life Coach Susan http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/how-do-you-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-2150 Life Coach Susan Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:30:54 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=184#comment-2150 This is great, Daniela! I love your gavel idea! Can see you now... walking around the house judging things. Can really "get" how this could honor that part of you, give it a voice appropriately, and at the same time "soften" the persona. I think I'll try this one myself... gosh, I'm already starting gigle. :) Susan PS. How are things going at your end? This is great, Daniela!
I love your gavel idea!
Can see you now… walking around the house judging things.
Can really “get” how this could honor that part of you, give it a voice appropriately, and at the same time “soften” the persona.

I think I’ll try this one myself… gosh, I’m already starting gigle.

:) Susan

PS. How are things going at your end?

]]> By: Daniela http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/how-do-you-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-2059 Daniela Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:29:47 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=184#comment-2059 Great post Susan and I think so important to add creativity to our daily life in these hectic times. I love to be creative and play with my personas (masks). Sometimes it is difficult to discover a persona of mine especially when it is not a happy persona, say like my judge. So adding creativity and play to a part of me that I'm having a hard time embracing has made it easier to discover the pears of this persona as well as have fun and not take myself so seriously. So for my Judge I have a plastic gavel that when I find myself in Judge Judy persona I bring out the gavel and for a minute walk around my house and judge everything that comes into my sight - realizing that by bringing awareness and love to it, the judgment transforms. Lots of fun. Appreciating your valuable insights and blog posts. Daniela Great post Susan and I think so important to add creativity to our daily life in these hectic times.

I love to be creative and play with my personas (masks). Sometimes it is difficult to discover a persona of mine especially when it is not a happy persona, say like my judge. So adding creativity and play to a part of me that I’m having a hard time embracing has made it easier to discover the pears of this persona as well as have fun and not take myself so seriously.

So for my Judge I have a plastic gavel that when I find myself in Judge Judy persona I bring out the gavel and for a minute walk around my house and judge everything that comes into my sight – realizing that by bringing awareness and love to it, the judgment transforms.

Lots of fun.
Appreciating your valuable insights and blog posts.
Daniela

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