Tuesday, March 30, 2010

MANIFESTO FOR CHILDREN (E. Paul Torrance on a CREATIVE LIFE)



As someone passionate about creativity I've spent much time exploring the subject and many authors' ideas. E. Paul Torrance was acclaimed as one of the main experts. One day I came by this piece. I got impressed by it, printed it and pasted it on my work table. Whenever I was kind of upset, reading it and dreaming it's absolutely true used to energize me.

I don't any more work at the same office, but I have since had in mind I should recover this piece and have it always at hand. I believe in it nowadays more than ever before and today is the day I recover it for this blog.


E. Paul Torrance MANIFESTO FOR CHILDREN
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Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and pursue it with intensity.

Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop, exploit
and enjoy your
greatest strengths.

Learn to free yourself from the expectations of others and to walk away from the games they impose on you.

Free yourself to play your own game.

Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.

Learn the skills of interdependence.

Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.


Enjoy yourself,

Eleder
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1 comment:

  1. Our perseverance will bring about an understanding of E.Paul Torrance and his book. "Save Tomorrow for the Children" published by Bearly Limited in Buffalo NY. ISBN# 0-943456-22-3 and Herbert Alf (My father) who was one of his Students and achieved the TDEC Conference in Washington DC following his Washington Expeditions program. His career culminated with work with the Tennessee Valley Authority and E.T.I.D.E. a non profit I am restarting.

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