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What will you create in your world today?




Halloween Candy

Bulk up for Halloween with your favorite chocolate candy.


Halloween Stories
Halloween

Rachel Chesnut

All-American Halloween Scare

So maybe I could have skipped the pinata.


Inner child

funmire

Embracing your inner child

Children are the ultimate role models for playfulness.

Soul-etry

Dream

The Dream as muse revealing symbols

In my dreams, I am a raven hunting the night on oily wings. A queen in a lonely blue tower. An octopus escaping shyly into a cloud of indigo ink. And you are a hummingbird sucking sweet nectar of paradise from a bloom the color of sky. A bat, biting his dinner out of the air. A man who never stops to ask for directions and travels long and lost on deserted roads.

The symbols, images, people and places found in my dreams are my richest source of inspiration, wisdom, and self-knowledge. Dreams contain riddles, hints and clues, with red herrings galore and winding paths to lead you ever more deeply into your deepest heart.


Spotlight

Art by Angela Blaha

Angela Blaha

Art as an act of time travel

Every creative act carries an imprint of the moment it was born. A brushstroke holds the energy of a heartbeat; a phrase carries the breath of the one who wrote it. When another person encounters the work, it is as if they touch that moment directly.

Musing

9 Greek Muses

Molly Anderson

Invoking the 9 Greek Muses

The original nine Athenian muses were the nine sister Goddesses of Imagination, Inspiration, and The Arts in ancient Greek mythology. Many cultures have celebrated, worshiped, and tried to entice the Muses: Calliope · Clio · Erato · Euterpe · Melpomene · Polymnia · Terpsichore · Thalia · Urania


Genius habits

Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Genius habits: Sensazione

Awakening your senses.

Strategies

Friedman's sketch

Donald M. Rattner

Creativity Tactic #40

Pick up a pencil.


Inspiring Art

Joy Sikorski

Joy Sikorski

Whimsical drawing lessons

From How to Draw a Clam and Squeaky Chalk.

Essay

Perfect Personal Essay

Nancy Slonim Aronie

Crafting the story only you can write

Write in a way that moves, connects, and resonates.

Writing

Erasmus

Estelle Erasmus

Writing that gets noticed

Get your essay writing ideas flowing and seen.


Interact

Cookie Fortune Maker (CFM)

funmire

Cookie Fortune Maker

The World's Oldest Microblogging Platform takes its seat in the long history of social media

Creativity Coaching

Brainstorms

Eric Maisel

The Logic of Brainstorms

Grab an umbrella.

Teaching children

Fostering Creativity in Children

Abby Connors

E. Paul Torrance: Never Say 'No' to Creativity

The vast benefits of improvisation.


Art-making

Bird

Joy Sikorski

Draw a little bird

From Squeaky Chalk.

People

Profiles of Creative Empowerment

Einstein, Wilson, and Glass

Albert Einstein interviewed poets

To learn about the nature of intuition and imagination.

Printables

Swing into creative play

Chris Dunmire

Swing into creative play!

18 mini-golf brain-stretchers. Play now!


Writing

Storyworthy

Matthew Dicks

Storytelling

Tap into your best ideas through writing and authenticity.

Deeper

Art by Angela Blaha

Angela Blaha

The Art of Seeing: Beyond the Surface

Seeing deeply isn't just about what's visible.

Muses

Spills

Modern Day Muses

Beauty of ImperFection

Process, practice, and imperfection with Spills.