Practiced creativity is engaging in purposeful activity. Developing those practices can seem like the dreaded word "discipline". For a free-spirited artist let's use the word purposeful instead. We have the freedom to design rituals, habits and practices that engage us fully in the creative process and what triggers, what I call, "getting in the zone" is different for every one. Often for me it is music and nature! The creative life is not only purposeful, but joyful and one goes hand in hand with the other. Often the process starts with the ritual practices that get you started and then the joy follows. My experience has underscored not waiting until the spirit moves to begin. Our joy and our gifts are inherently linked, and it is our great privilege to discover both.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The creative life is purposeful and joyful!
Practiced creativity is engaging in purposeful activity. Developing those practices can seem like the dreaded word "discipline". For a free-spirited artist let's use the word purposeful instead. We have the freedom to design rituals, habits and practices that engage us fully in the creative process and what triggers, what I call, "getting in the zone" is different for every one. Often for me it is music and nature! The creative life is not only purposeful, but joyful and one goes hand in hand with the other. Often the process starts with the ritual practices that get you started and then the joy follows. My experience has underscored not waiting until the spirit moves to begin. Our joy and our gifts are inherently linked, and it is our great privilege to discover both.
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