Keeping a journal is a great way to record your thoughts, document your experiences, reflect on your life, and understand your emotions. In the past, journals most often involved only writing — but for those of us who are more visually inclined, art journaling has...
This month is a little different. Usually, I write about a topic… Well, this month I want to share my recent experience of attending a creativity retreat – “The Gathering of the Creatives” – with a good friend of mine, Dr. Norma Hafenstein. Norma is a professor of...
I am eager to answer this question. But first, we would benefit from considering this question: What is creativity? There is a multitude of ways to describe and define creativity. I find the following definition most useful in terms of applying views of creativity to...
Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The...
Creativity defies a single definition or description; it’s a nature and a skill set that is both focused and multifaceted. Just as creativity in itself is widely varying, so too the characteristics of creativity vary between people. Yet, there are some characteristics...
It is spring! Buds are abundant, temperatures are rising, water comes from the sky with some regularity, and the days are getting longer. As children head outdoors to play, explore, relax, or work, they are constantly using their senses, imaginations, and critical...
