Posts made in December, 2008

All Is Creative: Social Circles Can Make Your Head Spin.

Posted by Jason Fonceca on Dec 1, 2008 in Confidence, Conscious Creation, Life Coaching, Personal Growth | 4 comments

Today i want to talk about the powerful effect social circles can have on creativity. all our interactions with the people in our lives are actually us exercising our own creativity as well as being exposed to theirs. the actions and re-actions we all choose determine our social circles. there are many cliches that come from this such as “you are only as good as the company you keep” or you’ve been “hanging out with the wrong crowd.” what these statements are attempting to summarize, is that the people around you are a reflection of yourself and your growth and your current state of being from moment to moment. perhaps you’ve noticed how big life changes can often change the crowd you hang around with.

“John wasn’t sure exactly how it happened, but he and his high school buddies had drifted apart.”

“Jade was so glad to be out of that relationship, it was really stifling her, but she lost all their mutual friends.”

“Jason wasn’t upset about the others reactions because he knew he was on to bigger and better things.”

Have you ever drifted away from friends or had them drift away from you? Have you ever been in an abusive relationship and left it, or been ejected out of it? Ever seen argument or a fight with friends turn out to be for the best?

So how does all this rhetoric relate to creativity?

NEW-NESS

When most people encounter the word ‘creative’ they generally envision a form of one or more of the following:
-a new process
-a new result
-a new innovation
-a new experience or feeling
-something original
-something unique
-something personal

the common theme here is a ‘new-ness’ of some kind, and what that means exactly may be another article entirely. what i’d like to focus on today is how new people and new social circles can affect one’s own creativity.