Creating Our Future

Long ago, I was given the gift of a phone appointment with a psychic. During that call she said to me, "Look at the palms of your hands. Are there lots of "x's" in them?" I had never noticed it before, but there are lots of "x's" in my palm. She told me that "x's" in our palms are a sign of creativity and I should honor that gift because creativity is one of the highest powers in the universe.

I believe everyone is creative. Just the way we get out of bed in the morning is our own creative ritual. "X's" in our palms are not a requirement to create. Not every Sneetch has a star on their stomach, but they're still a Sneetch!

The creativity of people, animals or nature (ever see a plant grow around some obstruction?) have always sparked a flame in me to go to my studio and create.

A few years ago, an instructor told our teleclass that animals aren't creative. I was so upset with that judgment! Apparently, this instructor never credited when a cat turns a box or a drawer or some tight space into the perfect place to squeeze itself in like a puzzle piece to take a nap! Animals are creative visionaries too. To me, creativity is observing one thing and giving it a different meaning. It's about shifting how things are perceived or done. It's about choice and going beyond limitation.

Kudos to the designer in this video clip who looked at stoves and found new meaning to the way we could be using them! Imagine not having pots and pans to clean any longer!!!! More time to create!!!!

Is there an item or belief...that if you play around with its meaning...it could change the way you perceive or do things forever?