Creativity

 Creativity is the quality of being creative. It is the ability to use the imagination to develop new and original ideas or things, especially in an artistic context. Creativity is inherent in every human being. It is an innate quality that exists in each one of us. Throughout life opportunities present themselves, often disguised as challenges, which require our responding to them in a creative way. In fact, one dictionary defines creativity as making imaginative use of the limited resources available.

  

Features of Creativity

1. Creativity comes from knowing The Creator.

I have realized that the best way to be creative is to know God, The Ultimate Creator. You may as well say, “I create because I’m a creature that knows The Creator”.

2. Every person is creative.

God created the universe and created man. He put in man His creative nature and empowered him to continue the work of creation. Hence it is in every person to be creative. The expression of creativity will however no doubt differ from person to person. For one it will be in poetry, for another music and yet another one in drawing/painting.

3. Creativity is a muscle that grows with exercise.

Creativity starts with baby steps. The process can indeed be likened to that of a young one who grows to maturity. One has to have courage to stand and start taking baby steps. As you take the baby steps you realize you actually can create. Success in the little steps buoys up one’s confidence. It also offers an opportunity to be pruned through constructive criticism. It is critical though to make the initial step, however faulty.

Having taken the first steps also presents one with the possibility of meeting others along the way who can complement you in the particular area of creativity.

4. The environment you are in determines what lives or dies in you.

Creativity involves coming up with new ideas, artistic expressions or inventions. This starts in the mind as a seed thought. At each point in time, there are thoughts crossing our minds – good and/or bad. Some thoughts come to fruition while others die depending on the environment.  It therefore becomes important to maintain around us an environment that fosters creativity.