1. How do you define “spirituality”?
Spirituality has different meanings for different people. I feel that the generic meaning that most people have for it is the continual practice of your inner religious beliefs. For me, I would define it as the defining strength that gets me through each and every the day. It gives me meaning and a purpose to life. It reminds me that no matter what types of things that happen throughout my life good or bad, God is in control and His plan will work out accordingly.
2. Does Spirituality differ from religion?
I believe that spirituality can indeed differ from religion. For example, before our family turned Christian we were catholic. My parents had been raised catholic their entire lives and that’s all they knew. But for some reason when they went to mass they weren’t feeling anything. They felt like they were just going through the motions as we were told without any true involvement with the creator. Now I’m not saying that this is the case for everyone because everyone is different but in the case of our family we felt that we needed a change and eventually tried out some Christian churches. This is how I believe spirituality differs from religion in some senses. One is more ritual based and the other is more personal based
3. How do you define “creativity”?
For me, I define creativity as the inner source of our artistic nature. As Grey mentioned in our previous reading, we all have the ability to be artists, we just need to see rather than look. Creativity helps us with this because when we define our art whether it be a sport, painting or something else the work that evolves is the physical piece that develops when we receive an inspiration. It’s what helps us express ourselves by taking what we feel on the inside and bringing it to life.
4. What is the source of creativity?
The source of creativity comes from within our spirit when we “see” something and get an inspiration. I also feel that the amount of creativity that we have as an adult is directly related to how we were raised as children and how many times we were given the opportunity to express ourselves as kids. For example, when I was a kid a played with legos every single day. I didn’t need instructions or a map I would just build and let my creativity take over. Most of the time the end result wasn’t a thing of beauty at least to the outside eye but to me it was a master piece. And I truly believe that it was times like this that helped me develop my creative nature and set me up with the creativity that I have today.