It is easy and natural for us to create, and just because your Grade Two teacher humiliated you for colouring outside the lines, that does not mean you are uncreative. Creativity is simply the act of making something new. One of the biggest blocks to creativity is fear. When you create out of love, you have room to make mistakes. If you worry about how good you are, you may never begin.
Creativity takes on many forms.
It may express itself through gardening, decorating, preparing a meal or business entrepreneurship. Creativity expresses itself through fresh thinking, seeing things in new ways, and acting on new ideas. Canadian born architect Frank Gehry had a childhood passion for playing with building materials at his uncle's hardware store. Now recognized worldwide for his work, he has created stunning sculptural effects through innovative uses of chain link, pipes and other hardware fixtures in his architectural designs. Your child's play is the source of your genius, the key to your creativity.