Once holiday decorations have been put away, it can be tempting to wait until spring before decorating again. After all, the winter blahs have a way of stunting our creative selves leaving us unmotivated to do very much (anyone else relate?). This invariably leaves our homes feeling bare and even ‘cold.’ I want to encourage…
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Does Education Kill Creativity?
With the school year now upon us, it’s got me thinking about the role education has in shaping us, particularly our creative selves. Not just music and art, mind you, but in thinking creatively, taking risks and, above all, being unafraid to fail. Given this broader definition of ‘creativity, would you consider yourself a creative person? Born Creative…
Top 6 Books to Reread this Summer
“One cannot read a book: one can only reread it” ~ Vladimir Nabokov, novelist. I often wonder if I am the only one who systematically rereads books. I’m frequently digging through the paperbacks lining our bookshelves in the basement – and stuffed in drawers of various kinds – to find that one gem that I’d like to enjoy…