Made in the image of THE CREATOR, the MASTER CRAFTSMAN, the POTTER, we, too, are creative beings. In fact, we were designed to create. Just look at the history of the world. Civilization after civilization has left behind evidence of man's creativity. This creative nature may vary from individual to individual, but we all have to ability to create, and I would go as far as to say, the need to create. Creativity provides us with a sort of "release." Energy wells up inside of us, and when we express our creativity, we allow that energy to flow freely. With this release comes a sense of purpose.
Some people think that because they are not gifted artistically, they are not creative. Creativity, however, can be found in rearranging the furniture in your living room, developing a new play for the soccer team, finding a new way to solve a math equation or baking cookies, among millions of other activities ranging from the extra-ordinary to the everyday.
Today I was working on a presentation that I'll be giving tomorrow evening. I already had my plans for presenting to older children but needed to modify it for the younger children. An idea popped into my head, and I began to think more and more creatively until I had a clear vision of what would work. Looking back on the changes I made, I realized that if I had just simplified the lesson instead of challenging myself to find a different approach, I would have cheated myself and those little children of the joy of creativity.
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