As we emerge from our COVID cocoons, we all will face obstacles, both physical and mental. 

One huge hurdle? Our visions of the future are emotionally flatter than our memories of the past.

To help inspire you, we've compiled a few creative expressions of new beginnings that are anything but flat!

After more than a year of feeling we mustn’t, shouldn’t, or can’t, we are now easing into mindset of we must, we should—we can.   

Most of us have daydreamed about going back to our former lives, but the way back is surprisingly uneasy and fraught.

Is there a disconnect between how you remember your pre-COVID life and how you envision your future?   

In Gretchen Reynold's column in The New York Times last week, she reviewed a number of lab-condition experiments in which subjects performed various planned movements and then completed "creative" tasks.

Participants showed improved problem-solving skills and idea generation after doing a structured movement.

Which leads us to the tantalizing headline: "Can Exercise Make You More Creative?"