Ability Quote by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“To create one must be able to respond. Creativity is the ability to respond to all that goes on around us, to choose from the hundreds of possibilities of though, feeling, action, and reaction and to put these together in a unique response, expression or message that carries moment, passion and meaning. In this sense, loss of our creative milieu means finding ourselves limited to only one choice, divested of, suppressing, or cendoring feelings and thoughts, not acting, not saying, doing, or being.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Women Who Run With the Wolves, 1992
Creativity requires responding to myriad stimuli, integrating thoughts, feelings, and actions into unique expressions; loss of this environment limits expression to a single, suppressed choice.
In simple terms: Creativity is about responsive, integrated expression; loss limits us.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate diverse inputs to fuel creative responses.
Themes
creativity
expression
response
limitation
Mood
curious
reflective
Type
inspirational
practical
When to use this quote
- brainstorming sessions
- art workshops
- journaling
- collaborative projects
Key Concepts
psychology
artistic process
mindfulness
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you balance input and output?
- What habits nurture your creative flow?
A Different Perspective
Too much stimulation can overwhelm; not all responses are productive.
