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I wrote some blog posts last year about joy. And I shared them, or at least I sort of shared them in my own timid fashion. They were useful to write, they helped me realise what all my creative and freelance explorations over the last 10 years have been about. Which I have called “everyday … Continue reading What’s the point of talking about everyday joy?
What is creativity? What does the word creativity mean? I use the word creativity a lot. I write about creativity – as well as creative inspiration, ideas and how they become reality, being in flow with our work and embracing our uniqueness. But I acknowledge that creativity means different things to different people. Painting, sculpture, … Continue reading Some thoughts on what we mean by creativity
A while ago, I was inspired to write a blog post about joy, which sparked ideas for 3 more blog posts on a similar subject AND made me realise that there is a theme that has run through everything I’ve written about in the last 10 years or so. The theme of finding joy in … Continue reading How I discovered and started to harness my creativity
I wrote this post almost 10 years ago, and some of the answers at the end have changed in their relative importance and practical application – because I have a 6-year old daughter now! And because I didn’t include chatting to people about their ideas and helping them plan, progress and complete them – I’d … Continue reading What would I do if I won the lottery?
In my last post I talked about weaving creativity into my days and weeks, and wondered how I could do that given my time constraints. This morning I started reading The Artist’s Way for Parents and realised a couple of things that were useful. Firstly that some of the key elements Julia Cameron talks about … Continue reading How can I make progress on a creative project?
“The “what” of your job, always trumps the “why”. No matter how much you believe in the mission of your work, or how genuinely you admire the people you work with, neither of these will sustain you if the actual activities – the “what” of your work – are not things you love to do.” … Continue reading How to find joy in your work
Do you actively plan in time for activities that you enjoy, or some space to take notice of what’s around you? Or is it a bit of an afterthought when you get some spare time? Emma While talks a lot about joy, and about conscious curation – ensuring you put things in your diary for … Continue reading How to include joy in your life
In a recent post, I talked about joy – my definition of it, and the fact I want to have more of it in my life. But what’s the point of thinking about this? What will all this joy do if I make an effort to plan some into my diary or keep an eye … Continue reading Why think about joy?
I’m great at planning my weeks. I’ve also started planning by half-term instead of month or quarter, which has revolutionised how I feel about my progress. What I’ve recently realised though, is that I also need to actively plan in some activities that bring me joy. And think more critically about the things I choose … Continue reading What is joy?