I find it interesting at times to hear people talk about their lack of creativity, their inability to create something wonderful, their logical mindset that keeps them from seeing possibilities.I have to admit that I used to say similar things, but then one day it hit me that I was creative. I’m not an artisty person who can draw or paint or create the amazing book covers we all love so much. I haven’t always written and I didn’t do it well at first. Lately though I’ve noticed areas of my life where new creativity is slipping in as well as areas that have always allowed for creativity.
Sometime creativity is as simple as having an eye for putting a killer outfit together or picking out that one accessory that polishes off an ensemble. It could be a knack for sewing or having a gift for knowing exactly what to put where to turn a house into a home. Knowing which colors go together to create a mood that welcomes and comforts people. It took me a long time to figure out the paint color thing.
Recently, my oldest daughter has been learning to knit, but she’s been struggling with it. We’ve turned her knitting projects over to her grandmother who was teaching her. 
I have started crocheting again, because I don’t have a knack for knitting (at least not yet with the needles). Last night, my daughter was trying to crochet a scarf for a friend and she just couldn’t keep it straight. We went and pulled out a loom that she’d gotten for Christmas, but has never used. She looked at the pictures of how to do it once and started jumping up and down because she got it. She knew how to do it. She now has several inches of a beautiful scarf and there was only one missed stitch that I had to fix for her. Funny, but now I think I want a loom, too. lol
What are you good at? What’s your creativity?
Nikki Duncan
www.nikkiduncan.com
I think if you’re a creative person, it will seep into many parts of your life. Besides writing, I love to cook and play around with recipes and food presentation. My toddler doesn’t really care that his plate looks so pretty, but I have fun with it, lol.
I agree that creativity can express itself in so many ways. Engineers, software programmers, plumbers … we don’t think of them as “creative types,” but they’re using their imaginations to solve problems, which is one form of creativity. It always makes me sad when people don’t see themselves as “creative,” because I think everyone has a spark of imagination, it just depends how it expresses itself and what you do with it!
I love being a creative person. I love that I can weave a story, or a scarf. I love cooking something to such profection that it makes my family moan in culinary joy. I love the arts and crafts I can put together, and I love that I can capture the beauty in anyone on camera…. but that’s where it ends. Why can’t I figure out how to dress myself? Why is it that every piece of clothing I buy ends up looking like I got it out of a rag bin? And why is it that my home looks like a Salvation Army clearance sale? If I can be so good at other things, why can’t I figure out how to hang a couple stinkin’ pictures! Or pick out a can of paint? I look at my home and it makes me cringe. How does creativity flow like a well oiled machine in one area and then freeze up in others? Makes me crazy!