tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638011532643714746.post5628749146181177800..comments2015-04-19T15:51:47.869+01:00Comments on just like play: why are we creative?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638011532643714746.post-67884886461172127062013-03-07T21:04:43.859+00:002013-03-07T21:04:43.859+00:00Kristen, I really like this idea that we enter in ...Kristen, I really like this idea that we enter in to what has come before and what is now and what will come later. This sort of long lasting dance that goes beyond our understanding of time---some universal thread maybe that connects us all. Your comment also makes me think about how it is in the act of telling our stories that where we are redeemed. Our creations...bread making, music making, and yes, even baby making...are a way of telling the story of our lives. Thanks for your comment. Peace, NickiNicki Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332867918503087501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638011532643714746.post-34251790411493366782013-03-05T18:21:07.234+00:002013-03-05T18:21:07.234+00:00I think I create in response to God's creating...I think I create in response to God's creating. It's imitative, and an "entering in" to what has come before me and is all around me and will come after me. I also think it has a redemptive theme for me. I struggle with fear of evil, and the world around me (despite all of its beauty) just seems to decay and crumble. I fear it will take me with it, and so I create something new. Something elemental and fresh and new and pure (like bread or music or even a baby!). Something that reminds me how things were at Creation, and how they will be again when all is made right. It's a rehearsal of redemption, and it gives me comfort and strength and hope.The Egan Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627952476114893850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638011532643714746.post-58336393930995053282013-02-24T22:49:42.171+00:002013-02-24T22:49:42.171+00:00Lesley, Expression of the individual and their exp...Lesley, Expression of the individual and their experience....yes, how they see the world, how they feel it. I am always in amazement at what others create--the beauty is such a window for connection. I never thought to link creativity with evolution...always evolving. Makes me think of a TED talk called "Everything is a remix". Taking old ideas and making them new. We are slowly evolving, right? We will get there,eventually. Peace, NickiNicki Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332867918503087501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638011532643714746.post-74604523197803779022013-02-24T22:43:21.495+00:002013-02-24T22:43:21.495+00:00Jill, Thanks for your comment. I like the idea of ...Jill, Thanks for your comment. I like the idea of essence. Somehow when we create, our true self surfaces, our true essence comes into being. Peace, NickiNicki Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332867918503087501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638011532643714746.post-80726534773616044082013-02-23T21:48:49.438+00:002013-02-23T21:48:49.438+00:00For me, it's about self expression - expressio...For me, it's about self expression - expression of the individual and their experience.<br /><br />It's also about evolution - the desire to create something new, to visualise and manifest new possibilities is evolution in action. Always moving, forever changing. <br />xBarefoot Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542047654324502509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638011532643714746.post-8641264937723377122013-02-23T11:40:47.040+00:002013-02-23T11:40:47.040+00:00I read your email and came here to realize you hav...I read your email and came here to realize you have a new blog! Yeah! <br /><br />Immediately, in response to why create , my mind goes to God as creator. We are being who we are when we create. Second thought beauty and being.<br /><br />Then connection, essence and meaning.<br /><br />Miss you dear friend.Juniper Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655603226394606927noreply@blogger.com