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Have you ever considered the effect of smell on creativity? Do you consider yourself creative? Are you searching for a way to be more focused? Are you searching for a way to be more inspired? Are you searching for a way to be more original?
The first sense activated when you are born is the sense of smell. As humans, we have the ability to use the sense of smell as creative inspiration. I love the smell of a sweet breeze blowing through the window on a warm spring day. The sweet warm smell of blossoming flowers inspires me with all sorts of creative ideas.
The creative properties of scents date back centuries. The practice of burning frankincense dates back over 5,000 years. Frankincense is the dried sap of trees that are native to central Africa.
History reports that our ancestors burned frankincense…