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“A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner–continually and stubbornly bringing forth the jewels that are hidden within you–is a fine art, in and of itself.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert in BIG MAGIC I’ve …
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…[C]reative expression, whether that means writing, dancing, bird-watching, or cooking, can give a person almost everything that he or she has been searching for: enlivenment, peace, meaning, and the incalculable wealth of time spent quietly in beauty. ~Anne Lamott Whenever we create something, anything, the result is a shot of adrenaline, a skip in our …
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Billy Collins’ poem, “Budapest” (especially this animated version) is one of my favorite go-to sources of inspiration. In it, Collins speaks to the creative process through the life of a pen. “I watch it sniffing the paper ceaselessly / intent as any forager….” A writer on the hunt led by a fountain pen with an endless …