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Creativity is intelligence having fun.

Sweet_cheeksSenior Contributor

Creativity is intelligence having fun.

This is a thread for people who like to be creative and how mental health effects their creativity.Anything from painting to writing to mathematical formulas to building treehouses to gardening to music, It's different than the craft thread. The craft one is good but I can't do craft. I always get holes in my knitting and I just don't like it.

So I will start. I am writing 3 books which I will illustrate. I list a lot when I am manic and have 30 or more ideas for paintings and stories and helping the world and making money. When I am done and well again I look at the list again and maybe can get one or two stories out of it that makes sense. I laugh at all the other ones. They are so crazy but I keep them in a draw. I like to paint too but it's very messy and I have a house to run. I think that you can get a bit carried away by projects and stay up all night. Does anyone else do that?

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frogSenior Contributor

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Love this thread @Sweet_cheeks @Gazza75 @Appleblossom @Judi9877

I'm also a gardener and have to do some watering right now as heatwave today.

I'm also a reader and writer, though work gets in the way. It is not creative, though I do get to see a lot of books. Go well today folks

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Sweet_cheeksSenior Contributor

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@frog hi I'm glad you like the thread. I usually come here to sook but I read all the interesting conversations and I thought this would be a good one. I have to be creative to be happy or at least engaged. I'm afraid i'm not much of a gardener these days, but I have a couple of pencil pines that look after themselves and agapanthas galore. Need to poison the weeds at the side of the house, some of them are digging under the house. Any suggestions?

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