Get exposed. Go to concerts, visit art galleries and museums, read widely, attend lectures and the theater. The more creative excellence you experience, the better your own work will be.
Soak up natural beauty. Being outdoors can contribute to the upswing in mood that generates creativity. Bring rocks, fowers, and plants into your workspace to sustain your connection to the world outside.
Keep good company. Surround yourself with other creative thinkers and share ideas. This will not only inspire you, but let you cross-fertilize too. Join an art society or an amateur theater or writers group. And if you can't find one, start one yourself.
Model creative behavior. Let your children see you reading, painting, or studying, and include them in outings to see others' work. Encourage out-of-the-box thinking rather than focusing on doing things "right."
Spend some time alone. Creative ideas often occur during moments of solitude. Build in some time each day to mull over the connections between things that happen, the people you know. Arrange the pieces of your daily life into meaningful mosaic.
Thank you Shelley Carson, PH.D. have had a bit of a slump with the creative juicy this rainy winter, found you inspiring and knew others would too.
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