After we celebrated Father’s day with my husband, I went over to have dinner with my father and brother. It was my privilege to watch my brother as a father in action. I watched him play with his kids and saw a reflection of our own childhood, as they played, laughed and had fun.

My brother supports the same creativity with his kids as our parents did with us. My favorite example was our family court. Whenever we as kids were passed down what we thought was an unfair punishment we were given a chance to “appeal” it. One of my parents played the part of the judge and the other the prosecutor. My brother and I played the part of defender and defendant. It was a creative way to allow us to present our side…to be heard. And to accept the consequences of our actions.

We always played games that encouraged our imagination and creative thinking. We did a great bit of pretending, transforming us to exciting places and situations. I contribute my creativity and imagination to the opportunities that I had as a child to foster and use it.

It is a wonderful gift that we can give our children, to encourage creativity. The world should not just be seen through reality-fixed goggles. A beautiful day is a time to unleash the imagination and search the farthest realms of ones mind.

Not only should we encourage creativity in our children, but in ourselves. Adults that can think creatively are some of the best problem-solver I have ever met. Their lives enriched by the shedding the shackles of limitations as they dare to dream.

Let yourself think outside the box. Don’t be afraid to bring something new and innovated to the table. For those true pioneers of our time were people who were able to look at things from a creative perspective and say “it can be done” when others say it can’t.