What most creatives know about happiness is this: If they can’t create, they can’t be happy. Here’s to the thrill of the creative effort and happiness for all in 2014:
Phillip Q. Gangan on The Path to Creative Happiness: “Creativity . . . is an integral part of everyday life, both at work and at play. Though we are blessed with the gift of creativity, being creative is a personal choice that must be put into action.”
Tanner Christensen on What Makes Creative Individuals Happy: “While creative success matters, what’s really important for true creative individuals is the ability to simply create. The act of creating every day, of focusing in on a project or problem, is what drives true happiness for people like us.”
Carrie Barron, M.D. on Creativity, Happiness and Your Own Two Hands: “Making things promotes psychological well-being. Process is important for happiness because when we make, repair or create things we feel vital and effective. It isn’t as much about reaching one’s potential as doing something interesting–less about ambition and more about living.” ♣
More inspiration on the connection between creativity and happiness:
A Formula for Happiness (NewYorkTimes.com)
Blissful Endeavors: The Path to Creative Happiness (phillipqgangan.wordpress.com)
For Creatives, Happiness Is All in Creating (creativesomething.net)
The Creativity Cure (psychologytoday.com)
Top Creativity Books for 2013 (makeyourideasart.com)
SHARING MY CREATIVITY MAKES ME HAPPY: Visit my website, Austin Details Art + Photo
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