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Creating Space: The Case for Everyday Creativity
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Creativity is a gift everyone has been given to share, but doubt, discouragement, and distractions hinder the ability of many to pursue their creative passions. Creating Space advocates for the creative gifts in every person, arguing that...
- Creativity is not a mistake.
- Creativity can be developed.
- Creativity is a vitally important gift for others.
This brief manifesto on creativity is for everyone. Whether you doodle, sing in the shower, knit scarves, or scribble poems, Creating Space will encourage you to make space in your life in order to fulfill your creative calling, using your gifts to their fullest extent.
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Ed Cyzewski
Ed Cyzewski writes at www.edcyzewski.com where his love for prayer, writing, and bad puns come together. He is the author of Pray, Write, Grow: Cultivating Prayer and Writing Together, A Path to Publishing, A Christian Survival Guide, and other books. He is a graduate of Biblical Theological Seminary, avid gardener, and devotee to New York style pizza. Find him on twitter: @edcyzewski. Subscribe to his e-newsletter at www.edcyzewski.com for new book releases, discounts, and tips on writing and publishing.
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Creating Space - Ed Cyzewski
Creating Space
The Case for Everyday Creativity
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The Case for Everyday Creativity
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Contents
:: why create?
:: sandcastles
:: gifts
:: safety
:: something?
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:: why create? ::
One day everything in my life changed.
My wife napped nearby in her hospital bed. I sat across the room looking at Ethan, our newborn son, in his crib next to her. With her graduate school schedule and his needs, I began to wonder if I’d ever find the time to write.
I mean, I knew I’d still write.
However, it was one thing to write for businesses to help pay our bills. I knew that would continue.
I began to worry about my blog, the websites I write for, and all of my book projects that were under consideration with editors at that time. How would I ever find time for it all?
In that moment, I made a simple resolution. During the first two weeks of Ethan’s life, I would write at least one page in my journal. I’d be on paternity leave. I had colleagues covering my business clients, and I’d lined up guest posts for my blog.
I didn’t have
to write.
Nevertheless, I had this nagging notion that I needed to write at this point in my life more than ever. I needed writing to be as much a part of my life as I needed Ethan. I didn’t want my creativity to wither as I poured myself into him.
As I sat down to write in the hospital that evening and in the days that followed, I gained a sense of clarity about the role of creativity in my
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