How you view the concept of creativity directly impacts how and what you create in your work. Personal and spiritual beliefs and values play a significant role in creative process: what you choose to create, how you experience creativity, what creativity means, what its role is in your work and life, what inspires or motivates you, where your muse comes from, and whether or not you think you are creative.
Creativity means different things to different people: an outlet, a life force, work, relaxation, innovation, personal expression, a job, a passion, play time, a fun diversion, risk, talent or abilities other people have, "thinking out of the box", a new company value, etc. Beliefs strongly influence creative process.
My boyfriend, Tom, found a quiz on Beliefnet that he shared with me as we were getting to know each other and it stimulated some fascinating discussions. Beliefnet offers a series of quizzes to reveal some of your more deeply held values and beliefs about how the world works or should work. Regardless of your spiritual perspective, their Belief-O-Maticâ„¢ quiz offers an easy and interesting way to learn more about your self and your belief systems. You answer 20 questions about your concept of the universe, human nature, and more, and Belief-O-Maticâ„¢ will tell you what religion (if any) you practice or which are most similar to your set of beliefs.
I find this quiz relevant to creativity because it is a quick, light-hearted way to discover more about our universal belief systems. So much of what we think about creativity and ourselves as creators are based on personal beliefs we have about ourselves, as well as universal beliefs we hold about how the world works. Once we see our belief system influence on creative process - not just personally, but holistically - we can see which ones serve our creative goals and which ones hinder them. This knowledge and understanding gives the power of choice.
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