Not Creative???

I keep hearing people saying that they are not creative, as if the notion of creativity is something unspeakably evil and best to avoid; or that creativity only associates with geniuses such as Van Gogh and Picasso and that this special quality is somehow devoid of in 'ordinary' people?

 

Like it or not, we are ALL creative beings. Most of the time we are referring creativity to the incubation stage when you allow yourself a breathing space simply to be. I usually get insights and a-ha moments in the shower, while taking a walk, when I practise meditation. Being a writer and an artist, I am constantly in need of  inspiration and I invite my muses to play when I do the above.

 

When life gets particularly stressful and there are things that are beyond my control, I crave time to create to cope with the stress and heal. How about working on your mini sketchbook while commuting to work on public transport, on tea breaks instead of watercooler gossips, first thing in the morning to set your intentions for the day and penning in your gratitude journal before bed? There are tons of things you can do to train your creativity muscles instead of mindless TV watching and facebooking. You can doodle, sketch, draw, paint, art journal, make a collage, to name but a few. Make it a daily living ritual and you will see the changes in your creativity within weeks.

Let's swap our talents!!!

I am looking for someone who can help me part-time to develop my online business in exchange for free private English lessons.

• photoshop / illustrator/ InDesign knowledge
• internet research and social media skills
• help to grow visibility / readership/ audience through social media including Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and Pinterest
• some graphic design work
• knowledge about Etsy online shop and e-commerce

This position is suitable for students and computer wizards who are technology savvy but  need help to improve their English.
Email me at lamaisonsimple@gmail.com  if you are interested.

What the heck am I doing???

It's been 6 months now since I drew the curtain to my 12 years of private teaching and not having a paid job is just darn hard especially living in one of the most expensive cities in the world. I completed my TESOL certificate in the hope of finding employment in schools but it looks like I am out of luck and I can only keep trying until another interview be granted. Meanwhile, my days are filled to the brim with self-initiated projects and e-courses, reading and blogging, and a lot of learning about how to kick start my online business...

My work is my life. As an existentialist of sorts, I find that work that I enjoy doing gives meaning to my life in an otherwise absurd universe. I want to be great at what I do (hence the lifelong learning and ungrading), being appreciated and get paid well for my products and services, while making an impact on anyone I come across in this lifetime. I need to do something that is in alignment with my non-conformist ways of thinking and sustainable living, the reward being one of fulfilment and abundance.

Authenticity is one of the qualities I treasure most and running my own online business could be the way to go as I can be who I am and get to meet others who share a similar vision. I write and blog to share my values and visions about world and personal change, one person at a time, hoping to inspire people to change their life circumstances and co-create a new world order for the next generations to come. I wish to show myself and others that it is time to wake up and take full responsibilities for ourselves, to live a different and simple way and rise to a new level of existence. Change is the only constant in reality and it is not something to be feared. 

I believe we can all make a difference to the world. I choose to make an impact with my ideas, my words, my online / offline presence and I can't do it without you. You are my sounding board, my megaphone, my speaker, you take what I create, add to it your personal voice and value, spread the fire wide and far, and something big is bound to happen.

Although I am not generating an income as yet but your support is already sufficient to boost my confidence in what I am doing and I can at least promise you a much better content in the coming months. Let's get on with it and keep the fire burning!