Creativity and Possibilities

"Creativity is a means of connecting with the infinite source of inspiration that arises from within."

 - Betty Roi

Creativity flows throughout our lives. We have choices and then an inspiration flickers. Childlike wonder arises.

Begin with what feels playful then ask what if . . . and then what . . . .

Fly into amazing and playful places.  

Wonder and wander.

Laugh.

Move into a child's experience of not knowing how to fail. When mistakes happen, keep moving on.

Go for creativity today. Define it with all its power and possibility. Flow into imagination.

Then Leap for it.

Shine Your Whines

 

"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish, selfish clod of aliments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy." - George Bernard Shaw

Do you worry too much and have serial complaints that take up brain space?

Stop the chatter and take up a pen or go to the keyboard. Write, don't whine.

l. Use awareness to learn about your complaining moods. Who or what sparks your whine tones? What area three ways to eliminate or minimize your exposure to these sparks that set off your flames? Add a humorous line.

2. Gratitude saves the day. Write three things, people or opportunities that make you feel grateful. Don't stop with three.

3. Take a breath before you gripe. When you feel a whine whirring about in your brain, toss a thought in its path. Write about overcoming blame. Keep thoughts handy for the next toss for gripe deflection!

4. Let creativity spark your troubles. Start with positive statements and write a few humorous lines about how to solve problems.

5. Rethink a whine and make it shine.

Into the Darkness

Creative work, never easy, becomes unpredictable with its own surpises. It teaches us what we did not know and pushes our unfolding.

Once having traversed the threshold, the artist moves in a dream landscape of curiosity, where fluid, ambiguous forms arise. He or she must survive a succession of trials.

Joseph Campbell described the artist as a hero. He meant the person of myth who embarks on a journey of discovery — including self-discovery. A hero is the mythological figure who risks in the pursuit of a full life.

Campbell wrote:

You enter the forest
at the darkest point,
where there is no path.
Where there is a way or path,
it is someone else's path.
You are not on your own path.
If you follow someone else's way,
you are not going to realize
your potential.
- from A Joseph Campbell Companion

Dive into the dark areas of an interior world and find the courage to reveal the discoveries.

Visit the darkness, channels, and textures of the unexplored mind.  

Avoid trails previously taken for the mysterious. 

Move within discomfort to seek something entirely new and refreshing. 

Sparkle and revel in the unknown. 

Write with curiosity and courage.