Being Creative

Take time to play everyday. It keeps you young at heart! Costa Rica inspires creativity

We are creators. It is a natural part of being human.

It is amazing how we can use the power of imagination to entertain ourselves.

As children, we use our imagination to play make-believe and to take ordinary items like cardboard boxes and turn them into castles or fortresses or spaceships. 

Even as adults, this need to be creative never leaves. Some people find their expression through artistic pursuits, others start companies out of ideas, and others like to decorate their house or wear clothes expressing their style.

Whatever it is, we all do it in some way, or we all have the potential to do it.

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Freedom

My idea of freedom – Puerto Rico in 2015, before the storm that changed the landscape

What exactly is freedom? The ability to choose what you do in every moment is a good starting definition.

Freedom is quite a personal thing though, isn’t it? To some it means not having any responsibilities, to others it could mean the ability to live without oppression.

Most of the things we say we want are rooted in our desire to have freedom. We want money so we can do what we want when we want. We want to live in a place where we can move about as we please, not controlled by outside forces.

Freedom in essence is the underlying goal of most desires.

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