How are you doing with making creativity and creative problem-solving part of your everyday life? This might involve artistic interests you want to nurture. And/or being more inventive and busting through sticky challenges. There are lots of good reasons to foster our creative abilities.

My love of creative thinking began during my days working in healthcare. It’s now migrated to my writing life and even influences my family life. I’m trying to nurture my love of dabbling in different arts and crafts just for the joy of creating. I explore creativity themes in my books. I am constantly working to get unstuck from everyday problems. And I teach and facilitate on creative thinking whenever I can.

Here’s the thing I’ve learned: it’s best if you deliberately nurture and practice it. This doesn’t have to involve sweeping efforts or disappearing for days to a cabin in the woods (or the beach, if that’s your thing). It’s mainly small acts of deliberate creativity woven into our days.

As with anything, the more we practice, the more it becomes habit and the way we approach our work and life. You will insist on time for creating the types of art that bring you joy. You will ask why not?, what if? and how can we? more often. You’ll contribute your unique thinking and experiences to the world.