“What creative work are you doing that has no goal?”
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Writer and college professor Dr. Kirsten Ogden
During
our three-state drive to a writing retreat, my friend Kirsten and I talked
about our many projects—books, articles and essays in progress; curriculum
changes and new grading strategies we’re working on to improve our teaching;
and our business-building ideas linked to promoting the health of others.
Then
this dear, long-time friend—who knows how goal-driven I can be—asked me what
else I’m doing creatively. What am I creating just for fun? I loved this
question and felt myself take a deep, fulfilling breath.
During
the past year, I’ve experimented with new recipes, feng shui and glass blowing
without expecting results—a rarity for me. I also consider my daily journal
writing as creative work without publishing goals. On a recent park outing with
two of my nieces, we set up our art supplies in a playhouse where we drew, colored and painted
together just for fun.
This
playtime has become just as important, if not more important, to who I am and
who I am becoming than my resume will ever reveal.
What are you creating just for fun?
What would you
like to create?
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