(What does creativity mean?)

        I have no Spanish background but I am currently taking an introductory course in Spanish. I am enjoying it but I couldn't think of another way to phrase this question but in a different language. As I was reading my fellow blogger's ideas of what creativity mean, I am pretty sure everyone will have different ideas floating around of their meaning behind this word.

Creativity, to me, is

       Schirrmarcher and Fox (2009) on Piaget's cognitive developmental theory states, "artistic expression is, at least in part, of a cognitive activity" (p. 110). Though there are other sides to the argument on how artistic development is achieved, I agree that creativity and intelligences interplay with one another.

       Thinking creatively allows our mind to think outside the box, outside social constraints and can result to a domino effect. What I mean is that the synapses in our brain make connections from the experiences we do and beliefs that we have, this in turn creates a mixture of ideas and then it is up to us to either take action or not. I sometimes find that my mind is so mixed up with ideas, emotions and facts that it gets too much and all I can do is to take a deep breath and try and sort them and then decide to act upon them.

        Sometimes we aren't so sure when creative sparks fly. Therefore, we are sometimes taken a back if a brilliant idea comes to mind and then we organize our thoughts. It is both mysterious and spontaneous.

         This may be one of the emotion that we feel when we are in the process of creating or formulating an idea. Creativity gives us an emotional satisfaction and in most of the time intrinsically driven.

           Like in any other skill such riding a bike or writing, we need practice. With creativity, there isn't an end result. We always have to strive to be good at something. Thus, we need to practice. Without practice, without experimenting or allowing ourselves to be free from mundane things and experience novel things, we would feel lifeless, or so I think that's how everyone would feel. Creativity is a skill that should not be taken granted for, I solely believe it is how we can survive and make of ourselves in this world.

These are only a few of words that I believe associate  perfectly with the word "creativity".