Are you ending a job or a relationship?Are your kids leaving home?And what about this crazy world we live in? — For the times, they are a-changin’ When Bob Dylan wrote these lyrics in 1964, I was too young to understand what they meant, but in the last few...
You’ve heard a flight attendant say “In the unlikely event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop down from the panel above your head. Secure your own mask before helping others.” But why shouldn’t you take 30 seconds to help your child...
You want to be creative and breed creativity in your workplace, right? Do you consider yourself to be “creative?” Ask a group of first-graders, “How many of you are ‘creative?’ ” Watch most of the hands go up. They smile. They show their colorful drawings and finger...
The history of art is filled with artists who supported each other in bringing new things into existence. Painters like Joan Miro and Salvador Dali. Writers like Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman; Gertrude Stein and Hemingway. Musicians like John Lennon and Paul...
One of the first online “paintings a day blogger” was Duane Keiser. Since 2004 I’ve received daily inspirational paintings. I was curious whether he exercised or how exercise may influence his paintings. I would have never taken him for a karate enthusiast. His...
Silvano Arieti wrote a book in 1976 called Creativity: The Magic Synthesis (you can get a used copy through amazon.com). Here are his nine conditions and the reasons why: 1. Aloneness. Being alone allows the person to make contact with the self and be open to new...
