I'm currently re-reading The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron - a fabulous book about unlocking (and understanding) your latent creativity. If you don't think of yourself as being particularly creative, you might find Julia's exercise for sleuthing out long-forgotten creative memories and 'misplaced fragments of yourself' useful. Just complete the following phrases and see what comes up for you:
1. My favourite childhood toy was...
2. My favourite childhood game was...
3. The best movie I ever saw as a kid was...
4. I don't do it much but I enjoy...
5. If I could lighten up a little, I'd let myself...
6. If it weren't too late, I'd...
7. My favourite musical instrument is...
8. The amount of money I spend on treating myself to entertainment each month is...
9. If I weren't so stingy with my (inner) artist, I'd buy him/her...
10. Taking time out for myself is...
11. I am afraid that if I start dreaming...
12. I secretly enjoy reading...
13. If I had had a perfect childhood, I'd have grown up to be...
14. If it didn't sound so crazy, I'd write or make a...
15. My most cheer-me-up music is...
And I can wholeheartedly recommend The Artist's Way - if it doesn't make you more creative, I don't know what will!
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