Diving timing for creative gifts can’t be planned
Is there an ideal time to share your innate creative gifts and ideas? Is it wise to throw ideas into the public eye, even while they’re still forming? How about sharing creative work because you have the tools to do so within seconds?
What if the answer to each of these questions was yes…and no, depending on the gift of divine timing?
I believe there is optimal, divine timing that helps you connect to and share your creative gifts effectively, but it’s not something you plan. Divine timing can reveal itself during a run-in with an old friend interested in your kick-ass idea, who also has the right connections to take it to the next step. On the flip side, divine timing can just as easily be a hidden lucky break masked as a blow up with a colleague. Suddenly you are catapulted into a completely new direction, your perspective widened in a mind-popping way (even if it is out of pure shock).
These little breakthroughs are timed in a way that offers you a clear choice – to stay the course or make a change to something different. It’s that simple. The sticky part comes when fear, emotions or pure stubbornness prevent you from looking at your creative choice points objectively. Without the ability to discern how a choice feels in your mind, body and heart (combined), everything seems right and nothing seems right, throwing you into a creative tail-spin or a state of non-action.
Discerning Right Timing for Sharing Creative Gifts
Honoring the creative muse when she strikes feels completely electrifying. There is flow, excitement, a lightness to your step. You are bubbling with creative fire and ready to strike while the iron is smokin’ hot. And in this euphoric state of bliss, you really don’t want to be bothered with details or the “hows”. You are living in the moment! Screw logistics!
This is an amazing feeling, and one you want to keep ignited as you continue to play with a creative idea, fine-tuning it’s features. So why not check in with your gut to see if it’s ready for prime time, or worth a next step at all? Then you have a better sense of what you want to share with confidence. You’ll also know if you’re ready for constructive criticism, even if it feels a little prickly at first.
Taking just 10 minutes of time alone to get calm and quiet to run though a few gut-check points can help get your mind clear and past terminal “bouncy brain”. If you have time to meditate on these few concepts, even better.
As you tune into your heart, see how your body feels in reaction to these statements:
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When I daydream about this idea, it feels light and fun or heavy and daunting
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I’m excited to share this idea and get feedback or I just want to keep things quiet and work on it alone
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There are lots of connections I already see forming around how to make this idea work or this idea would take a lot of work and I’m not sure I’m up for it
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I’m ready to put myself out there in a new way and I don’t care what anyone thinks or I really need this idea to be shared in a way that feels supportive right now
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I’m cool with this idea being just for fun or I feel I need to make money doing it
Your answers will give you very good insight into the best next step. If mostly no’s come to mind or fear comes up in the body (anxiousness, discomfort, distraction, physical heaviness), the creative idea needs more playtime. It’s also important to be open to investigating the source of some of the gut-fears that pop up.
Whatever the reason, remember divine timing is primarily about trusting how and when things show up – regardless of the pre-planned timeline in your head. Try not to get stuck in the loop of over-thinking how it looks or wallowing in the emotion of what “should” show up. Be open to learning how to view events objectively, feeling in your gut when the time is right for a big reveal (or not). And trust in the fact you know you’re right.
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