Jonathan Malm helps people uncover creative options for their life and their church. He’s the author of
Created for More, a 30-day devotional to help you develop a more creative mind. You’ll find him in San Antonio, Texas, roasting his own coffee beans and enjoying life with his Argentine wife, Carolina.
Sometimes our creative blocks come from narrow thinking. We live in a very broad and spacious world. But when we get too focused on one aspect of the world, we get tunnel vision. It’s easy to fill our minds with business principles and see nothing else. Or we fill our minds with bands we’re wanting…
A bit of encouragement today. Did you know I get creativity blocks almost daily? Believe it or not, this blog was created more for me than for you. No offense, but when I write, I write things that I need to hear. I don’t write things I necessarily hope you hear.
It’s pretty safe to say my world revolves around Apple products. Jesus is my savior, but Apple is my religion. There’s something so intriguing about the simplicity of their products. The first time I picked up an iPhone I didn’t know what to do with it. There was only one visible button. “Could operating this…
Today in the Community Pool we’ll check out some of the songs that get Denny Weinman’s creative juices flowing. Music has an uncanny ability to stimulate our emotions. Get your emotions soaring with these beautiful songs.
I’m a fan of sit-coms. Plop me in front of the TV and I’ll enter a sit-coma laughing occasionally at all the formulaic jokes. Do you relate? But have you ever watched a sit-com with the sound off? It’s not nearly as funny…until you start making up your own story. And that’s today’s Creative Draino:…
Everyone knows what the troubled writer’s waste basket looks like. It’s overflowing with the writer’s crumpled up visions. Each page could have been the beginning of something amazing. But those pages will never see the light of day. Crumpled paper comes from perfectionism.
Experiencing dried-up creativity? All creatives experience the desert of creative block. Take today’s Creative Draino to get the juices flowing again: hang out with some kids. Children’s brains work differently than ours.
Creatives are notorious for taking themselves too seriously. I admit. I do. But sometimes I get bored with taking myself seriously. It takes a lot of effort–coming up with ideas that you’re willing to defend with blood, sweat and handguns.
Today in the Community Pool we’ll check out some of the songs that get Stephen Proctor’s creative juices flowing. Music has an uncanny ability to stimulate our emotions. Get your emotions soaring with these beautiful songs.
I’m guilty. I’m addicted to work. I bury myself with projects. Even during my downtime my brain is ticking through my to-do list. Always processing. I’m a robot. This isn’t how humanity is meant to function. We need mischief. We need irresponsibility. We need to scrape our knees and get bloody noses.