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Creative Practice

Welcome to the Haven Library Creative Practice Archive

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Creativity is an ideal way to explore who we are, process life's happenings, and express ourselves in meaningful ways. Here are some articles, discussions, and resources (including prompts) to help you start, maintain, or pivot your creative practice. Whether or not you consider yourself a creative person, I hope you will find support, encouragement, and inspiration to bring your innate creative spirit out to play.

Sustaining Your Creative Practice (with Steve Lawson)

Fri September 26, 2025
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Is the audience more than a gaggle of consumers? What role do they play in the creative process of an artist? Should they, as Rick…

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We Are More Than Our Thoughts

Sat September 6, 2025
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“A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.” – James Allen (As a Man Thinketh) I’ve…

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In defence of “wasting” time

Sun August 24, 2025
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Are you worn out by the pressure to be useful, always working to prove your worth through productivity? I saw this post on Threads a…

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A “real” man, you say?

Sun August 10, 2025
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A couple of months ago, my Instagram feed started showing me strange, AI adverts for military workouts. Possibly because I’d been researching calisthenic exercises, or…

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The Trouble With Silencing Criticism

Wed July 30, 2025
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Criticism helps shape us, sharpen us, and call us back into alignment when we’ve veered off course. However, it can also derail us, especially when…

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you can't build the new without breaking the old

07 | You Can’t Build The New Without Breaking The Old (Coming To Our Senses)

Mon June 9, 2025
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You can’t build the new without breaking the old. You can’t break the old without building the new. Sometimes this building and breaking is deliberate.…

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Done is better than perfect

Mon May 12, 2025
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The randomiser wheel picked “Done is better than perfect”. I’m currently using a tool to select phrases for my journal practice. They are all associated…

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Is Creativity The Art of Concealing Our Sources?

Fri May 9, 2025
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It has been said that “Creativity is the art of concealing your sources.” But what does that mean? Is it about passing off other people’s…

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Book Club | The Forest of Wool and Steel (Natsu Miyashita)

Fri April 4, 2025
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In a world obsessed with productivity, competition, and the “hero’s journey,” Natsu Miyashita’s The Forest of Wool and Steel shines a quietly revolutionary light on…

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The gift of low expectations

Sun March 16, 2025
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When you receive help, do you perceive it as a transactional burden or as a gift? How do you support the people, ideas, and art…

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