His mother often left the children to care for themselves, and with his sister suffering from schizophrenia, he bore a great deal of responsibility. He was the first son of a family with six children. He experienced a difficult childhood when his parents divorced and his sister was diagnosed with schizophrenia. May was born in Ada, Ohio, on April 21, 1909.
Īs well as Love and Will, May's works include The Meaning of Anxiety (1950, revised 1977) and, titled in honor of Tillich's The Courage to Be, The Courage to Create (1975). The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work. He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, and alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy. The creative process must be explored… as the expression of the normal people in the act of actualizing themselves.Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). ~ Ilchi Lee, Principles of Brain Management Rid yourself of all the mental and emotional blocks that keep you from manifesting your full creative potential. By this, I mean that you should return to zero point. The best way to become more creative is to create nothing.
True creativity often starts where language ends. ~ Anne Hazard Aldrich, Notes From Myself, 1998Ĭreativity is the firing of my soul. Sometimes we become so entangled in the mundane facts of our lives that we forget about our creative nature until it starts nagging us with reminders of its needs or until we feel so fractured we know something is wrong. The whole difference between construction and creation is this that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed but a thing created is loved before it exists. In my experience, the best creative work is never done when one is unhappy. When the spirit of child’s play enters into the creative process, it’s a wonderful force and something to be nurtured. ~ Maya LinĬreativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. Sometimes I think creativity is magic it's not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. ~ MadonnaĪ person creates what they defend against. If you’re going to be an artist, real life is your inspiration. When I get an idea for a song it would gel in my mind for weeks or months, and then one day just like that, I'll write it. "The m o r e you reason the l e s s you create." ~ Raymond Chandler Favorite Quotations ~ Creativity ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire Widgets
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