116 - Relationship with Creativity (Part 1)

Click here to read the episode highlights.   The "Living with Heart" Podcast is brought to you by Chip Dodd Resources (www.chipdodd.com) and The Voice of the Heart Center (vothcenter.com). You can connect with Dr. Chip Dodd at [email protected]. Contact Bryan Barley for coaching at [email protected].    Be sure to subscribe to Dr Chip Dodd’s new Substack. He will be sharing two to three articles a week. The topics focus on healthy relationship, personal growth, and leadership. Dr. Dodd shares content two to three times a week. To subscribe, use the link above or go to chipdodd.com.   Relationship with Creation God created us as emotional and spiritual creatures. We are created to do one primary thing in life, and that is to live fully.    Human beings cannot live fully without doing so in relationship with ourselves, others, and God.    Relationship is foundation upon which we build a fulfilling life.   Out of relationship we discover meaning, significance, and purpose. These things move us to be creative and productive on the earth.    Being productive is the fourth relationship. This relationship is a natural extension of being in the other three relationships.   Just as an apple tree’s roots initiate the production of fruit, so it is with human beings. If our roots receive the relational nutrition that we are created to absorb, the fruit of productivity is a God-created outcome.    Also, as image-bearers of God, we are created to create:  Psalm 8:6 (NIV) says, “You made him [human beings] ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet.”  We are created to oversee, caretake, steward, and rule over the earth.  Just as an apple tree is considered to be healthy based upon the apples it produces, so we humans are considered to be healthy based upon our creative response to life, as we live fully, love deeply, and lead well.   Social interest, i.e., the ability to care and contribute beyond one’s own personal gain, is marked by producing “fruit.” Social interest establishes a legacy of good, truth, and beauty that we “leave behind” us along the paths of our lives.  Social interest has its foundation in self-awareness, which is the integration of one’s heart and mind.   Click here to continue reading the episode highlights.