This is a guest post by Alessandra Viero...

When we say creativity, what comes up to our mind is almost always art... or fantasy authors... or professional areas such as music, fashion, marketing, graphic design... and we tend to think that only people who deal with such activities have a real need to be creative.

Sure, we have probably heard that creativity is good per se, and maybe we would like to have some special talent in this sense, but most of us simply think "OK very nice, but I'm not an artistic guy/gal. It's a pity, but I've been living well so far, and in my job and life after all I can perfectly do without it".

However, that's just a limited interpretation of what being creative actually means.

I may perfectly agree that creativity shows more pleasantly in a beautiful painting or sculpture, in signature jewels or clothes, in a delicious original dish by a famous chef, in a fascinating novel, in a music masterpiece, in a brilliant advertising campaign...

Furthermore, as I said in previous articles, "artistic" activities such as drawing bring important benefits to all of us, regardless of how "gifted" we feel. And practicing this kind of activities is an excellent means if we want to stimulate our imaginative side.

Though, creativity is much more than this. It involves and improves ALL aspects of our life.
Creativity is first of all an attitude of mind while facing any situation and issue you may encounter.

It means trying to think "out of the box", using the famous "lateral thinking", wondering if what appears in a certain way can actually be seen in a different perspective. It means being flexible-minded, young-minded, capable of abandoning all preconstituted mental schemes and bias if necessary.

When you "unchain" your mind and shake off useless stiffness you think more efficiently, you find more brilliant solutions. Better yet, you may identify opportunities where others only see problems, consider as a stimulating challenge what someone else calls failure. In a broader sense, sometimes being creative means leaving the fear of being yourself.

Adopting this mindset may be not that easy at first, but little by little you will feel more comfortable and eventually you will not even be able to get back to your previous way of thinking.

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During a photowalk through the neighborhood, I handed the camera to A.J., my four-year-old God-daughter.

"Oh, look! A blue truck!" she says.

I never would have thought to take a picture of this blue truck. A great reminder that beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

Here are some creative tips and ideas for your next photowalk!

It used to be that whenever artists wanted to participate in an art fair, they had to research and find out where art fairs were happening, plan and prepare how they were going to display their art, and pay an entrance fee to participate.

However, nowadays there are such things as online virtual artwalks where you can share your art with people all over the world from the comfort of your own home!

Kim Sherrell (follow her on Twitter: @KimSherrell) is the founder of #artwalk, the first virtual art fair via Twitter. If you're an artist, you can join the #Artwalk group and share your links, photos, or videos featuring your work.

To find out more how #artwalk works, visit Kim Sherrell's website...

By the way, if you're on Twitter, you can follow us @studio747!

As promised, here is my review of the David Cook experience at the Del Mar Fair. Read "The Declaration Tour: David Cook Rocks Out San Diego at the Del Mar Fairgrounds" posted over at the Eventchaser blog.

To honor the spirit of Michael Jackson, I also want to share this video clip of David Cook performing "Billie Jean" from the 2008 American Idols Live tour in San Diego...

We're all creative geniuses, but every once in awhile you come across an artist who crosses the boundaries and elevates to another level of creativity.

One such artist that has transcended the levels of creativity is Kseniya Simonova, an artist from the Ukraine who has been featured in Ukraine's Got Talent.

Here is a video clip of Kseniya performing her magical sand animation...

Thanks to Larisa Belliveau for sharing this!