“I see an elephant.”
“I see a mountaintop.”
“ I see a flying saucer.”
“I see…”
When was the last time you went to the park to lay – back first – on a grassy hillside, eyes to the sky, to cloud shape? That’s when you let your imagination run wild and try to find shapes in the cloud – or in the negative spaces between the clouds. Or, when was the last time you took a road trip (passengers only please!) and played discoverer? That’s when you name the landforms, like our early discoverers did when they named Saddle Mountain, Mexican Hat, and Shiprock.
“Life is ambiguous; there are many right answers – all depending on what you are looking for. But if you think there is only one right answer, then you’ll stop looking as soon as you find one.” 1
Unlocking one’s creative genius brings out an improved ability to problem solve, encouraging a higher level of risk taking. Like in the world of yesterday, success in today’s highly competitive world depends largely on both an ability to problem solve and a willingness to take risk.
Creativity is associated with the metal element or the lake. We all long for the need to create. For some this reflected by having children, for others it is reflected in their art, cooking, gardening, music or maybe refurbishing old cars. If you seek to express your own creativity, want to improve relationships with your children or start a new creative project, unlock your creative genius with some simple enhancements to your surrounding environment.
Find your Children and Creativity gua. It’s located center right. Remove the clutter and all negativity. Display a child’s artwork, round objects, metal frames or musical instruments. Add some handmade crafts, a book of poetry or a print from one of your favorite artists. Add a bouquet of white roses or yellow sunflowers.
Now, bring your inner child out to play and laugh until you cry!
–by Tammy Long
A condensed version of this article first appeared in the July 2010 “Things To Do” Magazine.
1 Roger von Oech, “A Whack on the side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative,” (New York: Warner Books, 1983).
August 27th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
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