I’ve been reading a fantastic book by Shawn Achor titled The Happiness Advantage. The purpose of the book is to provide guidelines for leveraging happiness — and the things happy people know that we don’t — in work and life. I can’t help but think about how this translates over to creativity, the creative work … Continue Reading
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Last night the United States breathed a deep sigh of relief and closed the chapter on one of the greatest tragedies it has ever experienced. Osama bin Laden was admittedly a figurehead, and no, the war is not over. Even so, knowing that he is dead gives many a sense of closure after nearly ten … Continue Reading
Over the last six months, I’ve taken a hiatus from writing for Creative Perch to help clarify my vision for this site and to determine what real value I’m adding or able to add to the community. I’ve gone back and forth on a few ideas, checked in on the site to update plugins, and … Continue Reading
This post may be the hardest one I have ever written for Creative Perch. As many of you know, the last few months have been an incredible transition, one for which I had a plan to navigate smoothly. However, curveball after curveball has been thrown my way. In times like these, it’s easy to look … Continue Reading
It’s been nearly a week since I last posted here, and I am so sorry about that. I know it’s bad blogging manners to apologize for late posting, but I owe you for hanging in there with me.
It’s been a long couple of weeks. My days have been up and down, and I’m still unpacking. I finally finished unpacking our guest bedroom tonight, just in time for my brother to visit tomorrow.
I’ll be honest and let you know that throughout this transition, I haven’t had much time (or made much time) for purely creative work outside of my day job. Most of my art supplies and three quarters of my office are still packed, so I honestly haven’t known where to begin.
However, I have made time here in there to get my self back in a creative groove. Life is busy, and when it is at its craziest, it is incredibly easy to put creative work on the back burner. Here’s what I am (trying to) do to avoid that pitfall.
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