Health & Fitness
Spring Cleanse for Creativity
Make the most of your opportunity to reinvent yourself this spring at one of Unicoi's Adult Art Classes.
Spring is about rejuvenation and rebirth. You've probably thought about cleaning out a closet or clearing out a junk drawer or two. Maybe you've even thought about a nutritional cleanse or another way to transform your body.
What about all the old thoughts, visions, goals and images from the New Year that still hang in your head like cobwebs? This clutter may be blocking your ability to unleash your creative spring spirit. Without that spirit, how will you peruse new goals? How will you unleash new ideas to help you along your career path, or even in your every day life?
Creativity is crucial for success in the real world. Why? Because there's seldom one right answer to a question or one right solution to a problem.
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Studies show there has been a decline in all areas of creative thinking in school children over the past two or three decades.* By adulthood, forget about it, you've been trained to stifle your ideas and focus your mind on the task at hand.
You may even do this to the point where as an adult, you seldom play or allow yourself to have some good ole' fashion fun. When was the last time you strapped on your super hero cape and took a flying leap over a puddle?
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The other reality of today's world is we are a nation of busy individuals. Even our breaks are scheduled, planned and worked around. Next time you're feeling stuck on the need for a new idea, or for some healthy mind wandering time, consider one of Unicoi's adult art classes.
Sian Beilock writes in an article titled Want to Be Creative? Let Your Mind Wander, “Now we know that it’s not just any break that gets our creative juices flowing...Turning to an activity that engages our attention just slightly so that mind wandering is maximized is the answer. Regardless, uncovering the conditions under which our most creative ideas will arise can help us function at our best.”
Visit our website to learn more or our online schedule to sign up for your next creative cleanse. Your inner super hero will thank you.
*September 17, 2012 by Peter Gray in Freedom to Learn
