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What is Creativity?
I’d like to offer a definition of creativity: Using the resources God has given you to make something that benefits you and others. The first thing to notice in this definition is that we don’t create out of nothing. There are always resources that we draw from. Resources include raw materials, such as paper, pen, piano, pipe. Raw materials also include your culture, your personality, how you were raised. And raw material includes all of the stream of ideas that have flowed down to you through the millenia. Creativity grows out of all the materials that God has given you. Once you have the raw materials, you combine them. Most…
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We’re All Living in a Parallel Universe
While scientists debate the possibility of alternate or parallel universes, it’s obvious that at least one parallel universe exists. And it’s right next to us. We can step into it at any time. In fact, most of us go in and out of this parallel universe multiple times a day. How do we access it? Easy. It’s at the touch of a button. Who are we in this parallel universe? We are our name, or nickname, or screen name. It’s our face, but it’s likely our best possible version. It’s the moments of our life, the food we eat, the places we visit. Most of us are quite comfortable expressing…
