My cousin Andrew always comes up with new ideas or invents new things. So, people always think he is creative, and consider creativity as making new things. This could be ___1___ so many people do not think themselves creative. ___2___, creativity can simply be about expressing ourselves through daily acts.

Actually, we are born creative and all have the ___3___ to express creativity. Bodies need ___4___ to be better, so does creativity. It should be trained from time to time. Creating is a way in which we challenge ourselves and think differently. Sometimes, the path to be more creative is not to follow others. ___5___, we can add tomato sauces instead of sugar or milk to coffee.

Creativity is neither just about the final ___6___, nor about the moment when you suddenly get a fantastic idea. It is a process (过程) that we do a series of things. We can find ___7___ new or different in most things and practise creativity through small jobs.

If we face a creative block (创造力凝滞), try to complete a daily task. Though some of us may think it doesn’t ___8___, the organized steps of completing a task may encourage our creativity. What’s more, after completing a task, we can often get a sense of ___9___. And it will provide us with the energy to finish other creative projects.

Creating or learning creativity, does not necessarily mean making something out of nothing. In many cases, it means allowing ourselves to think ___10___. Just let our thoughts fly. Then the creativity which is already there may come out.