Feb 17, 2020
Connie‘s motivational quote today is
by ~ Albert Einstein
"Creativity is contagious. Pass it
on."
As a kid, do you remember when your mom bought you the new big
box of Crayola crayons? Remember how it smelt when you opened the
lid and how perfect each pointed crayon looked, as they stood at
attention waiting for you to choose the perfect color to draw your
picture. Remember as you visualized the picture you were going to
create, your next masterpiece, or choose the page in the coloring
book you couldn't wait to color in.
At that moment, when you placed the crayon to the paper there
were no thoughts of judgment or fear that your creation would be
anything but perfect! The only thing that mattered was you and your
creation. So what happened? Why did we stop coloring, drawing, and
creating masterpieces that brought us such joy? Does aging mean we
have to loose that feeling of creativity and blissful engagement?I
certainly hope not!
Today your host, Connie Whitman,
speaks with Joann Nocera and Joann believes that creativity and joy
can be rediscovered. Joann is an educator, school administrator,
mom, and artist. She has seen a shift where creativity and
inspiration is coming from places like Pinterest and Google. She
says, "We are moving closer to perfection but further from
joy."
So, Joann opted to create change in her community by infusing
arts into learning, and is encouraging parents by showing them how
to bring arts back into the home as well.
Through decades of experience, extensive research, and her
personal story, Joann's new book, Give Me Back My
Crayons: 10 Keys to Unlocking the Creative Child
Within, the value of trusting ourselves and reaching
deep to find that creative genius living inside, while modeling for
our children how to do the same.
Website: www.joanncreates.com
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