tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post714179572439562706..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Creativity (An 8-Part Series): Part I - ImaginationLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-11659856818875686302018-02-13T18:16:07.420-06:002018-02-13T18:16:07.420-06:00Hello Kristy, I'm late to the party. Your post...Hello Kristy, I'm late to the party. Your post really inspired me. Its so true. I believe we are driven to create, to express ourselves. I never dreamed I would become an author but looking back, i was very shy and often I would write out feelings I could not express outloud. Looking back my English teacher Miss Padley saw something in my writing in literature class and would dig out of the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-22712810151940690942018-01-11T11:38:13.970-06:002018-01-11T11:38:13.970-06:00Elizabeth,
Your childhood sounds magical!! I love ...Elizabeth,<br />Your childhood sounds magical!! I love it. As adults, we tend to leave that little girl behind, but I think it's important that we reconnect with her, especially as artists ourselves. It will give our work a richness that can resonate with others. But we must be somewhat vulnerable too. And as adults we deal with criticism, negativity and failure. The hardest thing can be to Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-50433711423589843562018-01-11T01:13:18.137-06:002018-01-11T01:13:18.137-06:00I love your article Christy, and look forward to t...I love your article Christy, and look forward to the rest. I dearly love my family and friends, but there is something about putting imagination on paper that is so satisfying and makes me happy. I realize I miss creating when I've been away from it and then come back to something I've written. As a child on the farm, I had no one to play with so depended on my imagination to entertain meElizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274775414132461532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-67002448572228665872018-01-10T16:33:13.743-06:002018-01-10T16:33:13.743-06:00Cheryl,
So glad it helps. I've been having tro...Cheryl,<br />So glad it helps. I've been having trouble these past few years remembering my dreams as well. Perhaps as we get older it becomes more challenging. And it's easy to forget how much fun we had as kids just doing what came naturally. It's important to keep that in our lives, even as adults. Not always easy, but certainly worthwhile.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-22207004589582913632018-01-10T15:17:35.238-06:002018-01-10T15:17:35.238-06:00Kristy...what a fantastic post, and I, too, am loo...Kristy...what a fantastic post, and I, too, am looking forward to the following ones in your creativity series. I think there are so many things that we lose sight of as we "put one foot in front of the other" through daily living. Creativity is so much easier as a child, IMO--more time, less inhibitions, and more freedom to just imagine and "do"--I used to write stories all Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-3127601022260801132018-01-10T10:29:00.971-06:002018-01-10T10:29:00.971-06:00Kaye,
Great minds think alike lol. One of these da...Kaye,<br />Great minds think alike lol. One of these days, we'll get together again. I'm glad you enjoyed the post!!Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35284951005121805302018-01-10T10:27:38.869-06:002018-01-10T10:27:38.869-06:00Thank you, Agnes!Thank you, Agnes!Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-26230508448311899332018-01-09T21:07:59.053-06:002018-01-09T21:07:59.053-06:00Kristy,
I have read this article several times si...Kristy,<br /><br />I have read this article several times since you posted it this morning, and I'm still unable to put my thoughts into a succinct comment. I could write a blog article responding to yours. lolol You've hit upon familiar territory with me, and everything you wrote resonated with me. I wonder if we haven't read many of the same books, or at least, books on the same Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-55134049897380054662018-01-09T19:06:29.292-06:002018-01-09T19:06:29.292-06:00Wonderful insight, Kristy. A lot to think about an...Wonderful insight, Kristy. A lot to think about and am looking forward to the rest of you posts.Agnes Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200562452027669994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-16077989550529827772018-01-09T17:16:05.690-06:002018-01-09T17:16:05.690-06:00Patti,
I think dreams can be mundane, but they can...Patti,<br />I think dreams can be mundane, but they can also be so much more. You're not the first author to turn a dream into a story. What a treasure-trove our dreams can be!! A dream journal would no doubt illuminate even more for you. I haven't always kept up with journaling, but when I have it's been enlightening.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-34317904333522769042018-01-09T15:20:23.483-06:002018-01-09T15:20:23.483-06:00Creativity is a fascinating topic. You touched on ...Creativity is a fascinating topic. You touched on so much here I don't know where to begin. First of all the story you tell about stopping at a rest stop and sensing your heroine is amazing. I think that would be a good book! I sort of believe adults in our society sometimes have to give themselves permission to explore their creativity. I definitely feel at times like when I write I'm Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-36711128457342463202018-01-09T10:56:09.623-06:002018-01-09T10:56:09.623-06:00Sarah,
I'm glad you enjoyed the article. One i...Sarah,<br />I'm glad you enjoyed the article. One interesting thing about dream journaling is that we often dream of the future. You won't notice this unless you're tracking your nightly treks. I've gone back through dreams from several years ago and have been surprised by the imagery that was there, completely foreshadowing a future event in my life.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-13097515897257226042018-01-09T10:53:47.323-06:002018-01-09T10:53:47.323-06:00Jacquie,
I'm glad you liked it. I was able to ...Jacquie,<br />I'm glad you liked it. I was able to share all my arm-chair reading finally lol. And I certainly look forward to a future gab-fest with you. Cheers!Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-1240650187537126912018-01-09T10:07:40.839-06:002018-01-09T10:07:40.839-06:00I love all these quotes you included in your blog....I love all these quotes you included in your blog. Oscar Wilde is always my favorite.<br />Writers wouldn't exist without imagination--Einstein said so, therefore it has to be true. I have his quote, "Imagination is more important than knowledge" poster on my study wall.<br /><br />I do keep a dream journal. I think it's fascinating to find out what dreams mean. It helps me Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2107509760720264612018-01-09T07:53:28.955-06:002018-01-09T07:53:28.955-06:00I can hardly wait for the next installment of this...I can hardly wait for the next installment of this series, Kristy. Outstanding post. I love how you describe meeting your heroine. Someday we'll have to have a gab-fest about that. Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.com