I love the subject of creativity. I've always been a creative person, even when I was painting my G.I. Joe characters to look like the Tiger Force (who needs to buy new versions of G.I. Joe when you can just "repurpose" your own?). I think my mom inspired a lot of that in me, for which I am eternally thankful.

There was a time in my life (say, the 3 years from graduation to taking the job at New Spring), when I didn't have a good creative outlet. When I look at where God's brought me, I just have to be thankful. How did I grow my creativity? I sequenced music on my computer. And God used those times and that skill to influence what I do now. It's amazing how he works to prepare us, even when we don't realize we're being trained for something bigger.

With that in mind, 43 Folders has a really good post today about having a job and a creative life. The article links to the creativity portal, which lists 11 Tips to surviving a day job with your creativity intact.

Creativity is a discipline. Continually strive for ways to stretch it.

AVed at 9/06/2005 05:05:00 PM | LINK |