Be Creative

Leaving the nest is scary.
– Julia Cameron

Why do we self-sabotage our creativity?

When our child brings home a picture from school and says, “Look what I did!” As Moms we ooh and aah about it and honor it by putting it on the refrigerator. We sincerely value their efforts and wouldn’t think of criticizing our child’s honest work in being creative.

But what happens when it comes to ourselves? We nit pick and say we ‘aren’t creative.’ We don’t believe we can do ‘good enough’ work. What happened? We grew up. All the play has been knocked out of us. God never intended for us to lose our ability to be creative. In fact, He created us to be just that. We are created in His image. That means all of us have that creative spark.

Let’s start nurturing our creativity. Start today. Do something creative and then celebrate that creative act. Stifle the urge to judge your creation. It’s not about your creation’s value or quality. The act of creating is enough.

One of the purposes of this website is to help you create a rich creative life that nurtures and supports our God-given souls and the gifts He has given us to use on this earth.

Having a creative life isn’t a goal on your “to do” list. It is who we are deep down.

We often become too focused on the outcome rather than the process. Just start where you are and go create something. Creating fills empty spaces within us that can’t be filled with shopping or eating, or decorating or redecorating our homes.

God has given us the desire and ability to create an extraordinary life, but this only happens when we allow His Spirit to infuse our ordinary days with creative juice. The challenges and opportunities He places in our life are simple sparks to ignite and fuel our creativity to inspire us to be more like Him—the ultimate Creator.

Quotes for the Creative Spirit

Haitian Journey

I just returned from spending a week in Mole Saint Nicholas, Haiti with the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission. It was a good trip. A journey into another culture. The above photo is a gate I discovered in Haiti. I am attracted to gates, doors, windows, etc. They speak to me of beginnings, journeys, and opportunities.

This trip was an opportunity for me to learn, grow, and contribute. In the next few posts, I hope to share with you images and lessons I learned on my journey into the land of Haiti – it’s culture and it’s people.

2012 Among Friends

I attended the 2012 “Among Friends” Conference on Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6th with six other wonderful women from my church – Bowling Green Christian. It was held in Louisville, Kentucky.

The speakers were dynamic with Host Kathy Troccoli leading the worship music. She has a powerful voice and an incredible testimony. Ellie Lofaro, from New York, led inspirational messages from the Bible such as one on the Parable of the 4 Soils. Ellie is practical and also full of humor.

Liz Curtis Higgs

2012 Among Friends
with Liz Curtis Higgs

The other Special Guest, Liz Curtis Higgs, is one of my favorite authors. It was so exciting to finally get to hear her speak. Her messages about women of the Bible – Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Tabitha, and Ruth were excellent.

Amazingly, we were all laughing one moment only to be in tears the next. Wonderful experience – I hope we can go again next year!

Giving Back & Fly Tribe Blog Hop

This is the first anniversary of my Fly Tribe group. It all started a year ago with signing up to Kelly Rae Roberts “Flying Lessons” course. It has been a journey filled with wonder and excitement. Best of all, I am now part of an awesome group of girlies that support each other not just in building an art business but in every aspect of our lives. I have even met a few of them in person and plan to meet many more at our “Fly Tribe” retreat next April.

As you travel through this Fly Tribe Blog hop you will find that we all have a common theme – giving back because of the gratitude we feel for all that has been given to us through this course and through each other.

Members of The Fly Tribe have donated money to the “Giving Flight ~ Giving Back” project. We are giving away, at last count, 8 scholarships to the last running of “Flying Lessons.” Also, extremely awesome is that Kelly Rae Roberts is matching our donations, one for one. What a generous spirit that I am so happy to be a part of in this wonderful group!

If you have a dream of starting a business with your art or expanding the one you have, please sign up and take Kelly Rae Robert’s class “Flying Lessons.” It will open up wonderful possibilities for you, just like it has done for me and the members of my Fly Tribe group. So sign up now for the opportunity to be a winner of one of the scholarships!

Just follow the link below to find out the details:
Fly Tribe Giveaway

 

Also, please check out all of the “Fly Tribe” blogs at the following links:

Janet Forrest http://www.tatterednworn.wordpress.com

Cat Athena Louise http://www.catathenalouise.com

Stacey Bockness Curry http://starhitchedwagon.blogspot.com/

Kris Lanae Binsfeld http://cherishdesigns.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/giving-flight-giving-back/

Renee Burke http://happilyeverafterbyreneeburke.wordpress.com

Mary Sterk http://www.justmarydesigns.com

Michelle Reynolds http://www.shellsinthebush.com

Constance Rawlins http://livingwithinyourharvest.com/2012/08/19/fly-tribe-anniversary/

Kelly Hoernig http://www.kellyhoernig.blogspot.com/2012/08/flytribe-anniversary.html

Cindy Jones Lantier http://www.lantier.org/2012/08/the-gift-of-giving/

Kathleen Conard http://newfromoldcreations.blogspot.com/2012/08/giving-back.html

Claudia Dow http://www.claudiadow.blogspot.com

Susan M. Walls-Beverly http://susanscharmingtrinkets.blogspot.com/2012/08/flying-lessons-and-art-of-giving-back.html

Linda Barutha http://lindabaruthadesigns.blogspot.com/2012/08/giving-back.html

Linda Kinnaman http://lindakaysart.com/blog/2012/08/19/my-dream-journey-one-year-now/

Cheryl Dossey http://www.cheryldossey.com/2012/08/paying-it-forward/

Sofia Dabalsa http://sofiadabalsa.blogspot.com

Jill Lambert http://jill-lambert.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-spirit-of-giving.html

Sally Rose http://sallyhow2.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-gift-of-flight.html

Ursula Smith http://EasyScraps.com/blog

Lori Leissner http://www.leissnerart.com/2012/08/giving-thanks-giving-back-giving-flight.html

Creative Clearinghouse http://creativeclearinghouse.com/Online-Class-Reviews/blog/2012/447/Spirit-Giving

Lenore Angela http://lenoreangela.blogspot.ca/2012/08/giving-back.html

Katharina Star http://www.blog.katharinastar.com

Rachél Payne http://wp.me/pWRyw-10P

Sherry Richert Belul http://www.simplycelebrate.net/cherry-blossom-soup/gifts

Deborah Velasquez http://deborahvelasquez.blogspot.com/

Shannon Etnyre http://www.livingwithumami.com

Live Laugh Love Retreats http://livelaughloveretreats.com

Kelley Miller Artworks http://kelleymillerartworks.blogspot.com/

Wini Dougall http://artloveandjoy.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/giving-flight-giving-back-blog-hop-and.html

Carol Bray http://theredpaintedcottage.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-spirit-of-giving-back-by-giving.html

Tracy Yarbrough http://chickpeastudio.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-spirit-of-giving.html

Diane Enright http://dianeenrightphotography.wordpress.com/

Jamie Burch http://www.dancingdownserendipitystreet.blogspot.com/2012/08/giving-flight.html

Mary Cottingham http://www.barnbugstudio.blogspot.com

Susan Dietz http://flutterbeforeyou.blogspot.com

Lori Moon Studio http://lorimoonstudio.blogspot.com/2012/08/fly-tribe-blog-hop-giving-back.html

Kim Hyer http://www.apaperaddict.com

Tina Carlborg http://www.tinachicky.blogspot.com

Catherine Pistone http://catherinepistone.blogspot.com/

Mary MacIlvain http://maryart.macilvain.com/

Carolyn Chenault http://carolynchenault.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/the-big-giveaway

916 Art Reception

Come join the Second Public Hanging Reception at the 916 Gallery on the square in Bowling Green tonight!

Vote for your favorite photograph and help out CASA of South Central KY, Inc. Each vote is only a $1 with all proceeds going to support CASA.

Ignore the snow and come on out – anytime between 5 until 8 p.m.