Creativity: Blogs & Balance
I just listened to an interview of a journalist who began his career covering the freedom marches that were a part of the civil rights movement in the 1960's. His anecdotes were fascinating, but as he talked about his work in the 40 years since then, I realized that he saw everything through a 1960's lens. The world was black and white - not racially, but in terms of good and evil. This made me wonder how much of our lives and worldview are set in our 20's never to be changed or even questioned. The reporter was obviously smart and well educated, but he seemed to have lost his curiosity and creativity 45 years ago. Or perhaps he had simply limited his curiosity and creativity to non-journalistic parts of his life. This line of thought led me to consider the creative people I have known. The pattern I see in my "artsy" friends is that they are very creative and adventurous in one part of their lives, but very settled and staid in other parts. Sev...