Directing our feelings and thinking to be more creative
Directing our feelings and thinking to be more creative
Do you remember how much you felt and thought as a child ? Probably a lot , especially if you were gifted and creative .
As an adult , we may have learned to cover up or set aside much of our inner life , in order to get along with others and do our jobs .
But if we want to be more fully alive and creative , it can really help to understand and stay in charge of our thinking and feelings .
" I am the kind of person that feels so much that if I didn ’ t have acting ( and music ), I would burst from all of the emotion inside !”
- Gloria Reuben [ See more quotes below .]
“ I don ’ t like emotions … For some reason I ’ m more comfortable in imaginary circumstances .”
– Actor William H . Macy [ From post : I don ’ t like emotions ]
“ I ’ m not crazy , I ’ ve just been in a very bad mood for 40 years .” Ouiser Boudreaux ( Shirley MacLaine ), in Steel Magnolias ( 1989 ). [ From post : Feelings and Developing Creativity ]
" The ability to self-regulate provides an all-access pass for traveling the internal world , allowing the artist to mine for the gems that can be found there . . . without losing touch with the light of day ." Cheryl Arutt , Psy . D .
Image above is from the book A Parent ' s Guide to Gifted Children by James T . Webb et . al .
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