One of my favorite parts of the Refill-Your-Creative-Well Not-A-Challenge is the activities that I’ve been adding to the end of each email. These activities give the participants ways to rest, rejuvenate, and let the drips of creativity begin to fill their wells again. For our…
Category: creativity Exercises
With the onset of menopause (Oh LORD, people! The hot flashes hit me like a fly ball splashing beer all over me at a baseball game!), I decided not to diet. The book I consulted recommended ceasing dieting because it can lead to the loss…
The “Perfect Day” exercise is a pretty simple one. Write up your perfect workday from beginning to end. Start by waking up in the morning and go through all the steps until you lay your head back on the pillow at night. Detail what you…
Here in the US, the upcoming weekend is full of the joy of summer. Parades will travel down the main streets of towns, people will gather with their families and friends for cookouts, fireworks displays will hover briefly in our skies after dark. However, no…
Now that we’ve spent the spring planting our seeds, summer is the time to watch them grow. Boredom may be defined as watching grass grow, but when we are the plant making that transformation, boredom isn’t part of our experience. That said, I’m setting you…
Continuing on with the theme of weeds from last week, here’s a game to play around this topic: Cultivate, Compost, Burn! In this creativity exercise, you’ll make a list of your personality traits. After drawing up your list, you’ll put each one into a category:…
We all know the difference between a weed and a plant, right? One we want in our garden, and one we do not. Have you ever thought about why one plant is a weed and the other is valued? For our creativity exercise this week,…
When I go on a roller coaster, every time I want to scream, I laugh. It’s very simple. You see, I am not a roller coaster girl. I am more of a carousel girl. I like to ride the pretty ponies as they rise and…
Pull out a pair of dice and head to your local library. We’re going to do a little research. Once there, throw your dice. Add the numbers together. Whatever number comes up, head into the nonfiction section of your library and find it. You can…
Have some fun with your creative ritual this week! Incorporate some whimsy. Have you always wanted to do your work while wearing a tiara? Dust off your rhinestones and be the queen of your studio! Or do you dream of lounging on a couch in…