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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.
The Edge of Usefulness (Sound Anchor)
This sound anchor was inspired by this Notes From a Slow Coach. It came after we explored the question, “How do you know when an…
It doesn’t mean anything…and that’s the point
Does something need intentional meaning to be meaningful? This might sound like an odd question, but it’s been gnawing at me since our Haven Journal…
Who Will I Be in the Face of This? (with Jacob Nordby)
Who will you be in the face of a chaotic and uncertain world? In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I caught up with…
Gentle Protest and Craftivism (with Sarah P Corbett)
Do you have a heart for change but find that the loud, confrontational, and extroverted norms of traditional activism don’t suit your natural temperament? In…
Sustaining Your Creative Practice (with Steve Lawson)
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…
We Are More Than Our Thoughts
“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…
In defence of “wasting” time
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…
A “real” man, you say?
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…
The Trouble With Silencing Criticism
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…
07 | You Can’t Build The New Without Breaking The Old (Coming To Our Senses)
Exploring the Theme: You Can’t Build The New Without Breaking The Old This issue of Coming To Our Senses brings together some of what we’ve…