From one's roots grow one's creativity... #CreativeMorningsAVL #CreativeMornings @asheville_cm "The things that made you wierd as a kid make you great today." Thanks to Jules Huntsberger: "There is no one way to exist in the world." Daniel Barber Brent Skidmore (video) #Asheville #AVL #avlnews #828isgreat Creative Mornings Manifesto: Everyone is creative. A creative life requires bravery and action, honesty and hard work. We are here to support you, celebrate with you, and encourage you to make the things you love. We believe in the power of community. We believe in giving a damn. We believe in face-to-face connections, in learning from others, in hugs and high-fives. We bring together people who are driven by passion and purpose, confident that they will inspire one another, and inspire change in neighborhoods and cities around the world. Everyone is welcome. (at Center for Craft) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7_WOvDBZJh/?igshid=kagm2w0wdke2

Silence as community... Even in - especially in - a gathering of creatives #creativemorningsavl #Asheville #AVL #avlnews #828isgreat @asheville_cm Creative Mornings Manifesto: Everyone is creative. A creative life requires bravery and action, honesty and hard work. We are here to support you, celebrate with you, and encourage you to make the things you love. We believe in the power of community. We believe in giving a damn. We believe in face-to-face connections, in learning from others, in hugs and high-fives. We bring together people who are driven by passion and purpose, confident that they will inspire one another, and inspire change in neighborhoods and cities around the world. Everyone is welcome. (at Center for Craft) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TEip-hZU3/?igshid=1dh1iui6msyn8

"Find what is important to you...dive into the flow." Allison Scott...Director of Policy and Programs at the Campaign for Southern Equality ..."Find what is most important in your life... Surrender to the flow.. bit.ly/2PjcBQ9 "I have a certain knowing. Now I want sight." - Rumi #creativemorningsavl #Asheville #AVL #avlnews #828isgreat @asheville_cm Creative Mornings Manifesto: Everyone is creative. A creative life requires bravery and action, honesty and hard work. We are here to support you, celebrate with you, and encourage you to make the things you love. We believe in the power of community. We believe in giving a damn. We believe in face-to-face connections, in learning from others, in hugs and high-fives. We bring together people who are driven by passion and purpose, confident that they will inspire one another, and inspire change in neighborhoods and cities around the world. Everyone is welcome. (at The Asheville Masonic Temple) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4C4HKJBYwu/?igshid=1llry00xydpim

#NorthCarolinaPoetLaureate Jaki Shelton Green tells us our muse - found within us - reminds us of the currency of the weight of our creativity. "The power of our medicine of our creativity can build a better world," she said. And to prove her point, lovely music by @shanatucker - new artist-in-residence at Diana Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. #CreativeMorningsAVL #CreativeMornings #avlnews #AVL #Asheville #828isgreat❤️ @asheville_cm Creative Mornings Manifesto: Everyone is creative. A creative life requires bravery and action, honesty and hard work. We are here to support you, celebrate with you, and encourage you to make the things you love. We believe in the power of community. We believe in giving a damn. We believe in face-to-face connections, in learning from others, in hugs and high-fives. We bring together people who are driven by passion and purpose, confident that they will inspire one another, and inspire change in neighborhoods and cities around the world. Everyone is welcome. (at The Asheville Masonic Temple) https://www.instagram.com/p/B263zilB62Q/?igshid=1qhagd5x6s2nu

Radical Imagination as a pathway to #justice by Nicole Townsend, community organizer, for @asheville_cm 3rd Birthday celebration. Also, #music by @avllyric & her #BlackGirlMagic - #CreativeMorningsAVL #CreativeMornings #Asheville #AVL #828isgreat❤️ (at The Asheville Masonic Temple) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1yqiyjBcVC/?igshid=9wn6m054js1x

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We must end to find beginnings. And, as Pankho Bermejo sings, "liberation." #creativemorningsavl with @belovedasheville #BelovedAsheville @asheville_cm #avlnews #AVL #828isgreat❤️ (at Diana Wortham Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0YhN-GB-AD/?igshid=mtklk8rwt7q9