5 Ways to Spark your Creativity
Creativity is something that is within everyone. It is what makes painters paint, sculptors sculp, and writers write. It comes from the same place that makes a child color an elephant purple or draw a rainbow made of flowers. Unfortunately, as people grow older, their creativity sometimes gets lost in the conventionality of adultland. There are, however, ways to spark that creativity. Here are five of those ways:
Tap into your inner child. You can do this by doing something fun and childlike. Ride a bike through the park. Play Frisbee with your dog. Go for a walk in the rain and splash in the puddles. There are numerous ways you can tap into your inner child.
Engage in an artistic endeavor that is outside of your comfort zone. If you’re a writer, try your hand at painting a picture. If you’re a painter, try writing a poem. If you’re a nature photographer, try your hand at abstract photography.
Cook. Try a new recipe. Make up your own recipe. Most of all, have fun!
Write stream of consciousness first thing in the morning. Just wake up, grab pen and paper, and start writing your thoughts down. Try and write a couple of pages. Don’t worry about what it sounds like. Don’t worry if the spelling and grammar is correct. Just write down every single thought that comes in your mind, even if you find yourself writing “This is stupid” on a couple of pages. The purpose of this is to rid your mind of the garbage that is clogging it up.
Go for a walk. Carry a little notepad with you and jot down things you see along the way. You will be amazed at what these notes can lead to, in regard to your creativity.
These are only five ways to spark your creativity. The ways are as limitless as your mind will allow. Give it a try, and enjoy creating!
