Robin's Reflections on Personal Growth

Living a creative life means doing something creative every day. For most artists, creativity comes as natural as breathing. For those just dipping their toes into the pool of creativity, this concept might seem a little foreign.

Here are some simple ways you can be creative in your life every day:

• Decide to do something out of the ordinary. If you generally keep the same routine every day, do something different. Break out of your normal routine and try something odd or different. This might be something as simple as mixing up your daily routine.
• Enroll in a freestyle dancing class. Freestyle dancing is a wonderful way to stir up your creativity. After several weeks of lessons, you’ll most likely experience an explosion of creativity as you start making up your own freestyle moves.  Of course, those of us who are a little arthritic might find this a struggle!  I have found however that moving GETS your moving.
• Be silly. It’s easy to turn into a serious, contemplative person when you’re involved in your art. You become so consumed with your work that you forget about everything else. Break out of that stiff shell and do something silly. Cross your eyes. Touch your tongue to your nose. Stick your fingers in your ears and make a weird face.
• Keep a daily journal. Journaling can really help open your creativity in amazing ways. Write or draw in your journal every day. Make it a part of your creative routine.
• Create a mind map wall. Designate a certain wall to nothing but brainstorming. Use this wall to brainstorm and create mind maps. The process of creative brainstorming on a huge space will generate tons of ideas for you.  It’s also good as a visualization technique.