So, I’ve been in a meal slump lately. I know that my life runs better when I cook, and I know that menu planning and shopping are a big part of making sure that cooking happens for me, yet (sadly) I haven’t been committed to action lately. Well, I got a cookbook from a friend [...]
I could hear Gene Wilder recently, over the din of our household, singing the following invitation: “Come with me, and you’ll see into a world of pure imagination….” I thought about when the last time I used my imagination…(now, that was an inadvertent suggestion for you to answer that same question, namely, when is the [...]
What do you create in a given day? Do you create order, sympathy, tears, paintings, poetry, piano music, cookies, cakes, kisses for booboos, clean clothing, drawings, sound, singing, strength, faith, love, hope, help or healing? We have myriad opportunities each moment for creativity. We are creative beings who have innate needs to create daily. As [...]
I paused this morning as I walked past a tall bookcase that stands on the north wall of our bedroom. As I glanced at the titles laying sideways on the shelf, I thought to myself, Look at all these books. I should read one of them. Well, maybe I should, but I am not going to [...]
I am amazed how words flow freely from my mind to my fingertips when I am writing in a creative mood. It can be early in the morning or late at night when I feel those creative juices running. How I am creative can come in a number of ways: words, colors, or textures are [...]