Big Magic - Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. I enjoyed this book so much that I have read it multiple times. Here's why...I don't usually think of myself as creative. But i do have some artistic impulses. Usually, when I think of creative, I think immediately of Leonard and Eli. They are creative in ways that continually astound me--sometimes artistically and sometimes in their approach to a problem. Anyway, in thinking about this, I've come to realize that I am creative, too, just in different ways. And this book encouraged me to expand my definition and my practice of my creativity. She says, PUT IT OUT THERE and I'm trying to do that more. For example, I've been making some cards and embellishing the poetry with little pen and ink drawings. I like to draw and color with colored pencils. i enjoy it, and although my results look a little primitive, I'm generally happy with the results. I have bought a book that I hope will help me... We SHALL SEE! At any rate, I have now passed this book on to Melissa. She lives creatively, for sure! And I ordered a copy for Teal, for her birthday. I hope I hear from one or both of them about how they like it. I found it a delightful read and very encouraging. I like the idea of finding a deep passion vs. being a hummingbird. It's okay to be a hummingbird and explore lots of different avenues...staying long enough to learn if it's rewarding or not. That is more likely than finding a deep passion...at least it seems to be, for me.