Creativity

A friend dragged me away from work for a session of sketching, the first time for ages that I've taken up my pencils. Before I start to beat myself up about how little art work I do these days, I thought about the ways in which I am creative through the decisions I make ... like ....


Neon finger nails, orange or green? Carpet of humble lobelia under the clematis or the more exotic Thalictrum Aquilegifolium? Cut offs or capris with the hoodie? Mint or coriander in the salad? How short should the fringe go?


More seriously, in debatable order of consequence - Cloze sheet or multiple choice for the next lesson? How to balance the bank account? What new course of study next term, Chinese or CAD? Should I get a new car? What cat minding arrangements to put in place for the next holiday? Has the time come to move house?


Less obviously creative - What time to set the alarm to get up in the morning? Should I play truant and have a day at the beach? Which book should I choose to read? Shall I do the ironing? Learn a new move in tai chi? Daydream?

Over a hundred years ago, James Allen put forward the theory that our thoughts create our reality. If this is so, then life is a series of creations, the result of every decision we take. I choose to create a reality that is original, imaginative, inspired, artistic, original and innovative, whether I take up my pencils or not!