Cloverdew Creative

A list of the things I’m loving right now:

♔ North Mountain’s Sweet Caroline’s Blush – pink and sweet, but not saccharine – like drinking roses on a porch on a sunny Sunday summer afternoon. ♔ The Strokes’ Angles. ♔ Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ♔ Adventures in Manifesting eCourse & writing a blog to catalogue my challenges and achievements, Forming Today. I chose the name “Forming Today” for this blog intentionally as a way to see that I can form each day with my thoughts and attitude. Begin each day with gratitude and use meditation to clear the mind, write out thoughts and share challenges and accomplishments with others. I aim to make each day special with positive psychology and through authentic happiness. ♔ Gala Darling’s website. ♔ Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s Morocco perfume oil. ♔ #u30pro chat (Thursdays, 8:00pm Eastern Time). ♔ Dark chocolate M&Ms. ♔ Daffodils. ♔ Longer days. ♔ Packed boxes. ♔ Finding old writing buried in my gmail account. ♔ Pictures tagged “love” on Flickr. ♔ Harney & Sons organic peppermint tea. ♔ Tarkan. ♔ Instagram.

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The best of the web as relates to creativity:

In need of some inspiration? Why not try on a new persona? Stepping out of the norm might just give you the kick in the pants you needed. Copyblogger’s Johnny B. Truant explains the freedom that comes along with letting your true self out, the one true self that you were always a little scared to be, but the one who drives your dreams, who inspires everyone s/he meets including you. So, who are you, really? What is your true self going to accomplish today?

We all get tired now and then. Burnt out. Here’s 10 Ways to Stay Creative While Exhausted… just a little fuel to keep you going this Friday.

Let us not forget the things we can do with absolutely nothing at all… here’s some fantastic art created only with the human form (work safe).

PLAY. Be silly. Do something frivolous and unexpected. Let spontaneity take over. Read The Creative Life: (Re)Learning How to Play.

Sir Ken Robinson speaks about creating the right environment for learning and creativity in his TED Talk (TED = Technology, Entertainment, Design): Bring On The Learning Revolution!

Grow Your Creativity

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• The Steps of Creative Communication from Fuel Your Creativity
• 7 Steps to Creativity – How to Have Ideas from Write to Done
• Estimating the Value of Creativity from Freelance Review
• pikaland‘s review of Twyla Tharp’s The Creative Habit
• Nurturing Your Creative Mindset from Talent Development Resources