We began and ended each session with song, and we were careful to put each song into a cultural context that allowed us to connect with its origins and meaning. As part of our meeting, we sang-a lot-which was wonderful. I once met with a group of colleagues seeking to create resources for congregations to embrace multiculturalism in authentic and worshipful ways. Throughout time, those facing hardship and oppression have turned inwards for inspiration for living, even in the harshest of conditions. Imagination is also necessary to survive when times are rough.
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It is necessary for a deep and full spiritual life. It’s necessary-for connections with the world around us and with others, to enrich our lives and to stimulate our mind. In his book The Dignity of Difference, Sacks argues for the importance of education, which he thinks is the key to developing creativity: “Creativity is itself one of the most important gifts with which any socioeconomic group can be endowed.”Ĭreative imagination is not just nice. Philosopher and theologian Rabbi Jonathan Sacks identifies creativity as one of the most important virtues to cultivate in our increasingly complex world. They allow people to discuss, to interpret, to imagine for themselves what those words might mean or what that light might look like. Weaving together words or capturing the play of light in the trees both create a common cultural reference point for the people who see and hear them. As humans, we use this power of creativity, including our powers of imagination, to create meaning by interacting with the world in new and different ways.Ĭreativity and imagination create community. To Wieman, the ultimate power of any being is its ability to create-to deepen and transform its relationship with those things around it. In weaving the web of richer meaning, the creative event transforms the individual so that he is more of a person. Out of disruptions and conflicts which would otherwise be destructive, it creates vivifying contrasts of quality…. Sr.The creative event weaves a web of meaning between individuals and groups and between the organism and its environment. Director, Media & Entertainment Industry Engagement: Kate Meyer Director, Marketing & Advertising: Rachel Fuller The campaign encourages all to lend their imagination to the fight and support efforts aimed at ending this devastating disease.
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The Pure Imagination Project was developed pro bono by a creative team at MullenLowe’s Winston-Salem office, all of whose families have been touched by Alzheimer’s disease. Reflecting the creativity and charm of Wonka, the new video features the famous ‘Pure Imagination’ scene from ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,’ but reinterprets the magical, candy-filled world with the sweets disappearing piece by piece, much like Alzheimer’s as it takes people’s imagination piece by piece for five million Americans across the country. The Alzheimer’s Association has unveiled the Pure Imagination Project, a campaign encouraging people to learn more about the disease and join the efforts to fulfill the organization’s vision of a world without Alzheimer’s. Gene Wilder’s beloved portrayal of Willy Wonka has returned in honor of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month to promote awareness of the disease that took him from us in 2016.
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