{"id":78447,"date":"2018-02-13T09:12:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=78447"},"modified":"2018-02-13T09:12:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:12:30","slug":"how-to-creatively-flourish-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/13\/how-to-creatively-flourish-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Creatively Flourish in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear friend, one of the secrets of ‘true’ happiness in life: focus on your own ‘creative flourishing’.<\/p>\n

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PDF: Creative Flourishing<\/a><\/p>\n

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Eudaemonia<\/h2>\n
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Tree shadow. Boston, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Greek definition for “happiness” was ‘eudaemonia’, which means “human flourishing.”<\/p>\n

In modern times, we think that “happiness” is feeling pleasure (sexual pleasure, pleasure from novelty, pleasure from eating) and avoidance of pain. We think we will be happy once we are free of struggle in life, when we no longer worry and concern ourselves with finances, and once we can just sit at home and do nothing– but what kind of life is this?<\/p>\n

I think true happiness is living a life full of adventure and for you to creatively flourish!<\/p>\n

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Creative flourishing<\/h2>\n
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Yellow shrub. Boston, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You’re a monster of energy; latent energy waiting to be exploited. You’re an atom, waiting to be split open. You’re waiting to explode with creative energy.<\/p>\n

Another way to think about this: you’re an untapped fountain, desiring to keep flowing with creativity.<\/p>\n