![]() How? By supporting their interests and efforts demonstrating through our own creativity why it matters providing them with ample opportunities to inquire, learn, stretch their boundaries, and tackle challenges and encouraging them to embrace those “AHA!” moments that unexpectedly occur. ![]() And therefore, if we want children to choose to be creative, we must empower them to do so. I’ve written elsewhere and often that creativity is a choice. It may also be the impetus for creative expression. An “AHA!” moment can hit without warning, or come about after prolonged deliberation, but it can be the start of something marvellous-a flash that leads to a visionary idea, an exciting adventure, a solution to a problem, a collaborative endeavor, or an act of kindness. And so, this (whatever this is), demands our attention. We’ve all experienced those times when a sudden occurrence makes our eyes widen, heart quicken, gut contract, and awareness sharpen-any or all of which signify that whatever we’re encountering, or feeling, is potentially new or meaningful. ![]() ![]() Various images of an “enlightened” person with a lightbulb hovering overhead have become common-place over the past several decades. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an “AHA!” moment as “ a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension.” The expression “AHA!” moment apparently originated back in 1931, so it has been kicking around for almost 90 years. “Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” ![]()
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