by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 9, 2013 | Creating
“I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.” —Pablo Picasso Pop! We get an interesting idea and race to our canvas, word processer, or potter’s wheel. Paint flows, words stream, or clay flies. Our critics say, “Nice.” Nice? What happened to “Wow!”? We can...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 25, 2013 | Leading
“Order and creativity are complementary.”—Lewis Mumford Hello. My name is Zoe. I’m a creativity junky. If you’re like me, your creative musings and your compulsive desire to create threaten your sleep, your family and spiritual living, your house cleaning, and your...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 20, 2013 | Writing
“We know that … perseverance [produces] character; and character, hope.” —Romans 5:3-4Our character is what gains others’ trust. Perseverance is the mettle of our character. But persevering can be harsh.It doesn’t have to be. Persevering is hard work, but through our...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 14, 2013 | Leading
“The public as a whole is composed of various groups, whose cry to us writers is: ‘Comfort me.’ ‘Amuse me.’ ‘Touch me.’ ‘Make me dream.’ ‘Make me laugh.’ ‘Make me shudder.’ ‘Make me weep.’ ‘Make me think.’” —Guy de Maupassant We work on a painting, presentation,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 28, 2013 | Leading
“A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn.” —Charles Brower At work, at home, or while volunteering, we are faced with presenting our creative solutions to sharks: spouse, boss, leader, children, city council, whomever. Many times our solutions...
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