Creativity Creates Change, and Change Offers Opportunity for More Creativity

While having brunch with a new friend today, I related my journey over the past decade and how the wonderful, guiding energy we generally pay no attention to, had brought me many life altering events. Indeed, the past 10-15 years have personally been ones of enormous change; sometimes invited and sometimes not.

Recently, the first glorious day of spring came and went, we had a tiny sliver of a new moon a few days ago, the snow has been replaced by green grass and showers, and I’m writing a new article today. Life continues to move and amaze, no matter how small the occurrence.

I have always said the one and only constant in life is the presence of change. I’m beginning to think I should amend that statement to include "the constant flow of energy for creativity". Although I’ve never heard it said as a fact, I would imagine that mankind couldn’t exist without creativity, besides, it would be really boring, wouldn't it?

Even people whom many would consider as negative have to be creative in their negativity. Can you think of someone or a group of people that aren’t creative? Criminals are always illegal, but often wonderfully creative. My Dad always laments that it’s too bad they don’t put their creativity to good use, but to a criminal where would the fun be in that?

Creativity creates change, and change offers opportunity for more creativity. In the midst of that cycle another old adage springs to mind, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Maybe I should look at change as a necessity of life, rather than, just as a constant in life.

Right about now you’re wondering, where in the heck is he going with this?

Well, since nothing in life is static, one shouldn’t expect to many things in life to remain as they once were. It would be nice if everything would stay as a fond memory, but we humans aren’t built that way.

Change is frequently looked upon as a negative by itself, when in fact, its generally very positive. Finding the good in a newly constructed shopping mall where deer or fox once could be seen isn’t always pleasant. But to the hundred or so new employees who have found employment it’s a blessing.

Everything in life is designed to expand and grow…massive trees develop from seedlings, streams swell to raging rivers from snow melt, one-man shops grow to thriving, prosperous businesses, and a struggling artist suddenly thrives on a new art form where only a charcoal drawing existed before.

Creativity is at its best is when its purpose is growth and joy.

Losing a close friend to a new job or retirement in a new city isn’t easy either, but it opens the door for travel to visit them, and the possibility of new friends who move in where the old ones moved out.

Learning to allow the creative energy of our universe to work outside of our lives, just as we allow it to work within ourselves appears to be a good idea...don't you think?

Endeavor to find joy everyday in your own personal expansion, no matter how large or small; embrace the creativity, the change, the growth. View your world from the bigger picture and deliberately create change that improves your life and the lives of those around you.

In the end, it’s just one man’s opinion, mine.

Keith E. Renninson is a motivational speaker and co-author of the popular parenting tool and illustrated children's story book "Zooch the Pooch, My Best Friend". Through the 1990's with much self-examination, academic study, bicycle racing, and mountain climbing, he discovered a renewed zest of life, which included a love of metaphysics, philosophy, humor, and writing and speaking. As Keith says, "Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue...it's all in what you make of it." You can read more about "Zooch the Pooch" or contact Keith at: http://www.zoochthepooch.com