Where to Now?

I repeat for emphasis, creativity is the inherent nature of all living things; including human beings. Adapting to change requires creativity to survive.
For most of us, that is the extent we choose to be creative. Only to the extent necessary to survive. Therefore, most human beings, individually and collectively, choose to change the least amount in the longest period of time necessary for continued physical existence.

Those of us with greater courage to have our realities radically changed or rearranged, access our creative consciousness with greater frequency. Therefore, there is greater variety, more varied experiences, and the opportunity for a richer life. In short, "diversity is the spice of life." Those of us who choose to remain within the "apparent" safety of group sameness tend to experience less of the variety available to the human experience.

The point I want to make here is living a creative life is about the continual exploration beyond the safety of our youth-oriented clan. It is also important to recognize that we are not giving-up the clan, just expanding beyond the base it has provided. Travel and immersion into other cultures is one of the most creative experiences available to most human beings. For immersion reshapes us and our reality. The definition of a rich life is to continually redefine "who we are" from a human perspective. I will talk more about creativity and spirituality in subsequent blogs.

For clarification, my model of the creative process is that creativity is sourced from one's creative consciousness; which is superimposed with the totality of everyone else's creative consciousness. (Somewhat like Jung's Collective Consciousness) They are indistinguishable in Consciousness! The act of creation is the same for an Einstein as it is for a kindergartener. However, the ability to express the act of creation varies widely for each indiviual based upon his or her receptivity to transformation and base of knowledge (not information memorization!). Remember, knowledge is the creative integration of information. It is an experiental process.

In conclusion for today, one of the simplest ways of living a creative life on a daily basis is to consciously experience the diversity available to you, e.g., people, food, music, religions, backgrounds, cultures (travel), ideas, movies, etc. The most powerful creative process on this planet is the courage to meet and be changed through the experience of divergently different human beings. The challenge is such experiences will require non-superficial relationships. You will have to make yourself available and vulnerable.

Go for it!

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