"Creative thinking can also lead to solitude. Creativity is relational; it needs to be approved in order to become a shared asset. Too often, however, we are afraid of this creativity, even our own, because it makes us 'different.'"
- Carlina Rinaldi, In Dialogue with Reggio Emilia, p. 118
Q: When have you felt most creative? Was it affirmed by others? Have you ever felt a strong pride in your creativity without the approval of others? Or even if others rejected your creation as negative?
I think creativity is simply a feeling and therefore does not need to be approved in order to exist. I consider it to be like hunger, or fear, or excitement...these are all feelings I recognize on my own.
ReplyDeleteI don't need to confirm with the person sitting next to me at lunch that I am, indeed, starving. When you are creative you feel it.
Creativity, by definition, is the ability to create. We are all capable of it. And it makes us feel good regardless of its purpose.