The most potent creative learning comes through when you are challenged in unexpected ways. The times when what was easy becomes hard, more complicated or seems near impossible, it takes determination to see past the loss of what you’ve come to know; to embrace a way to do life differently and still feel creative. More importantly, it can be hard to feel like you deserve to still pursue your desires. Sudden shifts in life can also help you easily slide you into “maintenance mode”, as you take … [Read more...]
Creativity Flows Once you Let Go of Perfect
July 13, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Your creativity is not a static experience. It flows according to your thoughts, desires, interests, expectations and passions as well as your frustrations and disappointments. When you are stuck on a particular thought (positive or negative) it sets the stage, and focus, on whatever keeps running through your mind and heart, limiting or expanding creativity. However, that doesn’t mean that you have to think positive thoughts at every waking moment (unless you want to). It does mean … [Read more...]
Creative Inspiration is Sparked by your Attitude
June 14, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Creative inspiration, or lack there of, has everything to do with your attitude in the moment. When you remain open minded and keep reaching toward what aligns with your inner guidance, you create space to be surprised and heart-inspired. Any nuance can be the spark that gets you into a playful state of mind. The more you play, the more you notice a playful thread in everything around you and find cool ways to connect the dots into something tangible. If you … [Read more...]
Is your Creative Vision More Black and White than Color?
May 21, 2015 By 2 Comments
Is your creative vision on stand-by? Can you sense a dark outline of what you think you want, but it never quite gets filled in with color, experiences or a clear sense of personal connection? Or does it feel like your creative dreams are always dancing in the background, never center stage? This experience is totally normal and more common than you think. There's a sense of accomplishment you feel when you have a creative vision that guides you, giving you … [Read more...]
Why I Look for the Creative Potential in Everything
May 7, 2015 By 2 Comments
Creative potential is one of my biggest motivators. Seeing the possibilities of what something can be is not only a passion, it’s just how I process the world and connections I make in it. For me, the ultimate act of truly “being” is to create. It’s an active as well as a passive state. You can create a delicious breakfast for yourself or the people you love, expressing yourself through cooking, or you can create a state of inner wellness by simply sitting in peace and … [Read more...]
Dig Under the Creative Surface for Real Treasure
May 4, 2015 By Leave a Comment
On the creative surface there are truly amazing things to appreciate. Jaw-dropping scenery. Lovely people who inspire you as much as they challenge you. The sensation of the sun on your face, or the first bite of a delicious, ripe tomato from a summer harvest. These simple pleasures invite you to jump in and experience something with the full range of your five senses and really open up to the moment. When it comes to taking the same approach with your inner … [Read more...]
Do you Have a Creative Fear or, a Fear of Being Challenged?
April 30, 2015 By 2 Comments
Creative fear can keep you from owning or freely sharing your talents, but what if the truth was about something else entirely? What if you are really afraid of leaving your comfort zone and all the “mess” that might entail? It’s easy to tell yourself that you suffer from a lack of creative talent when it doesn’t fit easily fit into the life you’ve built, or when it might take work to develop your raw skills. You can also always find an excuse for why you aren’t creative … [Read more...]
Searching for the Ultimate Creative Key
April 27, 2015 By 2 Comments
Is there an ultimate creative key? Can you find the one hack, inspiration or epiphany that changes everything? It depends on how you are looking. In a world that promises a fix for everything, it’s tempting to search for a bright and shiny creative key to unlock your potential in one ultimate reveal, just like on reality television. While this formula satiates your craving to know the outcome within an hour or a season, real life isn’t like that at … [Read more...]
Creativity Kick-Start: Refine the Edges of your Creative Integrity
April 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Creative integrity is a unique blend of what you believe and how you feel when you express that creative truth. It’s both fixed and fluid at the same time, shaped by how you “practice” being yourself. As you build a flowing dynamic between your beliefs and self-expression, you get a clearer sense of what’s natural for you; an inner rhythm that simply allows you to “be” without actively thinking about it. Now let’s toss in life’s biggest plot twist - dun dun … [Read more...]
Focus on Small Tweaks to Break New Creative Ground
April 16, 2015 By 1 Comment
Big shifts and grand gestures get a lot of attention when it comes to breaking new creative ground, but there’s something even more powerful about the small tweaks and shifts you make as you create. It’s where playing turns into crafting; how an idea shifts from vision into form. When you feel ready for a big change in your life it can seem like you have to “go big or go home” or maybe even trash what you’ve already created for something completely new to make real … [Read more...]