Creative Spirituality Relflection
1.) I define spirituality as you inner being, that is somewhat guiding you. This is something that acts on its own, and can’t be taught to someone. It is part of their essence or soul, and is part of what drives people and makes them different. This is part of what makes each person special or unique is because they all have different spirits inside of them, making them different people. I feel like spirituality is what connects people to each other and to the earth itself, allowing us to be the people that we are supposed to be.
2.) Spirituality differs vastly from religion for many reasons in my mind. Since I was raised in a religious household, religion was something that was forced upon me, and I was taught to do things in a certain way because of it. If the two were the same I feel like I would still be as religious as I used to be, but because my spirituality is not exactly in line with my religion, I do things differently. I did not feel inclined to continue to follow my some of my religious beliefs because I feel like on the inside that wasn’t what I wanted or needed to do, and I feel like that is from my spirituality differing from my religion.
3.) Creativity to me is the little something inside of you that wants to make something, done before, or original. It is a little flare that wants something to stand out a little more, or make something thats never been seen before. It does not necessarily have to be new ideas, but something that you haven’t thought of. This means that creativity can be found in almost anything, and has a wide range for what goes into it. Creativity greatly differs from person to person, and because of this we see so many new and interesting things coming from different people.
4.) The source for creativity can come from just as many different things as creativity creates. For each different person the source of their creativity could be something unique, while others all stem creative ideas from the same thing. The source for me, as well as many other cases is either seeing something, and wanting something else different, similar, or better. This is how my creative side is shown, when I see or think about something and want it in a different way, or slightly better suited towards me. Others creativity sprouts from imagination, as well as personal experiences. These are to me some of the easiest ways to find sources for creativity, but that is just because it works for me, while other ways may work well for others, each persons creative instinct can come from a different area.