It is common for people to pigeonhole creativity into a specific type of activity such as art, invention, or innovation. It is also common for people to say that there are creative “types” out there, those that seem to be inherently more creative than others. But from my own perspective, all of human activities share […]
Timelapse Cinematography Unveils the Dynamic Creativity Inherent to the Universe
Yosemite Range of Light from Shawn Reeder on Vimeo. Here is a clip from cinematographer, Shawn Reeder, featuring one of my all time favorite places in the world, Yosemite Valley, with other shots from the Eastern Sierras, Mono Lake, and Joshua Tree. One of the most important aspects of understanding creativity is seeing the dynamic, ongoing changes happening all […]
Creativity and Forgiveness: How Releasing Past Hurt Improves Creativity
When you feel yourself being creative, there is a sense of flow. Like the tides moving in and out of an estuary, being in the throws of the creativity has a felt sense of gathering and release, an enlivening exchange with the world around you. When you hold onto resentment or withhold trust from a […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations On The Ground of Creativity, #13
In this clip, filmed at the end of bath time, my two-year-old daughter, Sierra Lucia, watches the strange and hypnotic movements of water going down the drain. Warm bath water, her tiny fingers, the spin of the earth, and the pull of gravity all play their part in this common nighttime ritual for parents of […]
Creativity in Everyday Life
I just wanted to share the simple but beautiful image of a pilaster (a decorative column on a wall) and the surrounding brick facade. Taken in Old Oakland, little details like this are reminders of the creative efforts of all the unknown people who have come before us. Bricks have a special place in my […]
What are the links between creativity, karma, and creative insight?
Some time ago, I spent two years living on a Buddhist retreat center along the Central Coast of California. Being an architectural designer (and a third rate carpenter) I was there to rehabilitate the center, which needed a lot of loving care. The place was located on 40 acres at the back of a long […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations On The Ground of Creativity, #12
In this clip, filmed in Palm Desert, California, the sun breaches the horizon of a craggy desert ridge, an east bound plane soars through the air, and a bird sings a song of creation. It is amazing that this planetary ritual takes place on a daily basis, the earth rolling to the east and the […]
Creativity and Evolution: Learning from the Koala Bear
The koala bear, that cute and cuddly-looking creature inhabiting the native eucalyptus trees of eastern coastal Australia, has many curious aspects to it. For one, it isn’t actually a bear, but a marsupial– like a kangaroo. Furthermore, it has an unusually slow metabolism and spends the majority of its time asleep and motionless. The bulk […]
What is the relationship between creativity, career, and vocation?
Here is a useful and interesting venn diagram via a dear friend of mine, Rosy Moon. Although creativity isn’t explicitly stated we can begin to get a sense of where it occurs in the various parts of the diagram. Wherever there is the combination of 1) connecting with the world and 2) affecting the world […]
Creativity and Nonduality: Video On The Nature of Self from the Science & Nonduality Conference
Here is a video highlighting the theme for this year’s Science & Nonduality Conference, “The Nature of Self.” I love the creativity expressed in this video, the parallels being drawn across so many disciplines, all the while celebrating the mystery of the self as it plays itself out in the human experience. I love the […]