I want to create something, but I feel stuck and frustrated.
I want to do this, but I don’t know what to do and how to start.
The discomfort makes me want to escape.
There’s a distraction that I can use as a nifty excuse not to create. At least for now.
How do we find a creative state of mind so that we can act?
You know when you have this sense of momentum when you’re making something, like writing, painting or making music?
It’s like you’re in a flow.
When you are in flow, do you think about what you’re making?
Not much right?
That’s because actively thinking or trying to think does not make us very creative.
Thinking less is better for creativity.
“Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy.”
~ Ray Bradbury
When we allow our thoughts to settle and our minds to still, inner intelligence flows more smoothly.
It is easier to connect with an innate knowingness.
That’s being creative. We don’t need to force it.
It is why we receive ideas that simply work when we’re out for a walk. Or when we’re in the shower or random places when we’re not thinking.
A way to tap into the creativity of a still mind is to sit in stillness; to meditate. To walk or sit consciously.
Perhaps it’s five minutes before starting to put pen to paper.
But we can be meditative in the creation itself too.
We can allow our minds to rest on the topic or project in question, but we don’t need to try to be clever here.
Press gently on the topic in your mind without forcing it.
Let your mind wander naturally while maintaining a loose connection to the creation that’s about to take place.
See what bubbles to the surface of your awareness naturally.
Allow your innate wisdom to rise and do the work.
The more we cling to a result, the more elusive it becomes.
So loosen your grip, and observe what happens.
Spend more time in meditative stillness, and you will be more creative; more expressive.
More you.
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