Are you one of those people who claim ‘not to have a  creative bone in your body?’ If so, you’re going to love  this newsflash: Yes, you ARE creative!

Why am I so confident in telling you this? For the simple  fact that I’ve observed countless people in my life —  friends, family, and co-workers — make this same claim  only to later realize how wrong they were! Oh, and guess  what? I used to be one of those “I’m not creative”  people too.

I’ll tell you what. If you still don’t believe my claim  that, Yes, you ARE Creative!, I challenge you with the  following exercise.

3 Ways to Explore Your Creativity

I’m a firm believer that you can easily tap into your  creativity by expressing yourself through creative arts,  crafts, or writing. I want you to choose any one of these  mediums for this exercise.

Next, I’m going to prompt you with a project idea that you  must agree to spend at least 15-30 minutes of your time on.

Okay, are you ready? Here goes...

If you choose:

ART

Draw, sketch, paint, or collage a picture that incorporates  these five elements (realistically or abstractly):

- Door

- Water

- Animal

- Time

- Currency

CRAFTS

Using craft sticks, papers, yarns, fabrics, or found  objects, do one of the following:

- Design an easy craft project for a pre-school class.

- Pretend you’re a world famous artist and build a 3D  sculpture for an upcoming gallery show. (Keep in mind that  anything you create will be adored and snatched up by your  fans, even if you think it looks like junk.)

- Create an abstract ornament to be auctioned off at your  favorite charity.

WRITING

Using up to 100 words, write about the following:

- Your autobiography.

- A major event that altered your life course.

- Give advice to your ten-year-old self.

Now I’m going to sit here and wait until you get back from  doing one of these creativity-inducing exercises. Once you  finish, read on...

(ah, ah — no looking ahead!)

What Happened?

Did you really do it? Did you sincerely put forth the time  and effort (15-30 minutes) on one of the creativity  exercises I prompted you with above? What happened when you  did? Did you have fun? Did you create something new and  unusual? Did you come away from it thinking, “Wow, I  didn’t know I had it in me!”

Chances are that the process was positive and you gained  some interesting insight into your ability to be creative.  See what happens when your mind is focused and you’re open  to new creative experiences? Amazing things take place once  you stop believing that you aren’t creative, and start  practicing new ways to allow your creativity to surface.

So now what? Well, after you stop jumping up and down for  joy, this new insight into your creative self should  encourage you to keep moving forward to discovering your  true creative potential. Revisit some of my creativity  exercises if you need more prompts to keep you going.

I guarantee that the more attention you put towards your  creativity, the more amazing results you’ll get in return.  No ‘bones’ about it!

Copyright Chris Dunmire 2005. All rights reserved.


About the Author

Chris Dunmire is the driving force behind the Creativity  Portal Web site, where visitors are encouraged to explore  and express their creativity through free art and craft  projects, writing prompts, and other creativity-inducing  activities.

To learn more, visit the Creativity Portal at  http://www.creativity-portal.com and subscribe to its  muse-tickling newsletter.

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