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<\/a><\/p>\n\nThis period of my life is highly reminiscent of the last years of my \nWhen confronted with change-inducing circumstances, I fluctuate between The daily action is \nI have experienced how such seemingly small disciplines as the daily \nThis morning, I lingered over Chapter 4, in which Lloyd presents a \n Collaborative creativity\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Leader\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Teacher\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Realizer\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Healer\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Interpreter\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n Individual creativity\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Generator\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Inventor\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Maker\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Mystic\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \n Thinker\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n \nThis chapter reminds me to honor the particular creative predilections This period of my life is highly reminiscent of the last years of my Ph.D. program during which I was setting up to make major changes in my professional and personal life. Almost a year ago, Laura and I got … Continue reading
\nPh.D. program during which I was setting up to make major changes in my
\nprofessional and personal life. Almost a year ago, Laura and I got
\nmarried, already bringing about major personal changes. On the
\nprofessional side, as I have previously alluded to in Back to blogging<\/a>, many, many things are also changing.\n<\/p>\n
\nclinging steadfastly to the status quo to dreaming of a utopian life
\nrevolution. Since I currently feel optimistic about the future, I am
\ntaking some good time right now to fundamentallly re-examine and
\nredirect my work. Times such as this also call me back to books that
\nhave been my past companions and guides. I pulled Carol Lloyd's Creating a Life Worth Living<\/a>
\noff my shelf a couple of weeks ago, carried it around with me, and
\nfinally started re-reading it in earnest several days ago. I've already
\nbecome re-acquainted with very helpful notions, including the \"\"daily action\"<\/a>, which Lloyd describes in this way:\n<\/p>\n
\nfifteen minutes of a focused activity performed every day at the same
\ntime of day. Choose an activity that creates an empty, space where your
\ncreativity can reassert itself. Let the action be solitary, and process
\noriented. You are giving yourself fifteen minutes of emptiness within
\nthe blur of living. Some examples of daily actions are dancing alone in
\nyour living room, meditating, walking, writing in a journal, drawing
\nwithout purpose, singing improvisational melodies, doing yoga and
\ngardening. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\naction can set one free to be creative. (Isn't the intertwining of
\ndiscipline and freedom paradoxically fascinating?) <\/p>\n
\ntypology of creative modes or profiles that she splits between
\n\"collaborative\" and \"individualistic\" (p. 65): <\/p>\n\n
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\nthat I do have, whether or not they are held in esteem in various
\ncontexts in which I participate. For instance, I am much more of a
\ngenerator than a maker. I need to find a place where I can generate
\nideas and be valued for doing so. Those places might be rare, but this
\nis the time to look for them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"