Thursday Thoughts...

“You can’t use up creativity. The more the you use, the more you have.” 

Maya Angelou

I like this idea of an ever-replenishing well of creativity. It is comforting. 

There are things in life that seem to multiply, and sometimes exponentially - like infection and like some allergic reactions which just get worse each time - but this seems like a lovely thing that multiplies!

I must admit that I had never thought of creativity as finite. I had aways assumed that if you reached a blockage that time would find a way to create and form new ideas and work. I had never feared using up all my creativity. 

It seems possible that what she is expressing is that as you are creative, new ideas emerge; new connections are sparked; new paths appear to follow. I am sure there is a scientific term for this but I don't know it.

It seems to me that creativity is almost a way of being; and a skill/technique/tool that can be applied in different settings, and in different ways, so really it doesn't have a supply, it is a way. It is not a noun as such, perhaps it's a verb?

Preparing to bake can be creative!