Creativity and Our "Occupations" (2 of 2)
History is full of the documentation of humanity's creativity. It is not limited to a certain age group, a specific gender, or culture, or any other construct. The desire to design and make something, compose and perform, experiment and invent, speaks to an inherent need to express the quality of creativity... it's a desire we all, more or less, possess.
While catching up with a couple of moms recently, I heard about how their sons are doing. In one case, a young college student had taken up pottery and was finding a lot of joy and peace in the creative process of working with clay. He has discovered that this activity brings balance to his day, offsetting the stress he had been experiencing in his rigorous college studies. In the second instance, a mom of two young men in their mid-to-late twenties told of new artistic outlets her sons were pursuing. One son had taken up painting in the after hours of his work as an engineer. He has gained so much confidence in his abilities, he is considering showing and selling his work. The other son, a scientist, had taken up knitting and already made her a cozy afghan with wool from a friend who has an alpaca farm.
I think Borodin would be proud of these guys. They've surely tapped in to the benefits of being creative and their formally stated "occupations" will surely be blessed by these new opportunities. As they develop previously hidden talents, they are applying learning strategies, problem solving skills and so much more.
History is full of the documentation of humanity's creativity. It is not limited to a certain age group, a specific gender, or culture, or any other construct. The desire to design and make something, compose and perform, experiment and invent, speaks to an inherent need to express the quality of creativity... it's a desire we all, more or less, possess.
While catching up with a couple of moms recently, I heard about how their sons are doing. In one case, a young college student had taken up pottery and was finding a lot of joy and peace in the creative process of working with clay. He has discovered that this activity brings balance to his day, offsetting the stress he had been experiencing in his rigorous college studies. In the second instance, a mom of two young men in their mid-to-late twenties told of new artistic outlets her sons were pursuing. One son had taken up painting in the after hours of his work as an engineer. He has gained so much confidence in his abilities, he is considering showing and selling his work. The other son, a scientist, had taken up knitting and already made her a cozy afghan with wool from a friend who has an alpaca farm.
I think Borodin would be proud of these guys. They've surely tapped in to the benefits of being creative and their formally stated "occupations" will surely be blessed by these new opportunities. As they develop previously hidden talents, they are applying learning strategies, problem solving skills and so much more.
You go guys!!!!
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