How safe are you from losing your creativity?
Let's take a good look at the amount of time dedicated to coming up with new ideas,sometimes by simply giving myself a moment to be still and listen. Being creative is a way of thinking, not just for painters and sculptors, but for any person who is making a mark on the world we live in.
If you are like me, time is increasingly sifting through my fingers as I ace to keep up with scheduled events. impetus to act is increasingly directed to me from outside of me, so little time is available for acting and thinking from within. My studio time is my time to "make things", is in danger of being chipped away!I'm not only talking about making a painting, but about any time I need to make something creative with my hands,like sewing, making that delicious new salad (or cookie!), writing a note by hand to a friend, knitting,taking a walk just tho think, reading a book...just add your own favorite use of time.
It takes great effort to fit time in for creativity today. And yet it is truly essential to our survival. Being creative
"make or cause something to become; to bring into existence.
In order to create new things, we must learn all we can by first, observing. Strengthen your observation by paying close attention to what you see, smell , taste, hear and touch or intuit or "feel in the pit of your stomach". Then reduce that observation or abstract it down to its simplest and most crucial elements. Working on new ideas begins with these two actions, according to research by Robert and Michele Root Bernstein in their book called "Sparks of Genius".
This thinking tool is incredibly important in any field or stage of life, wouldn't you agree? You can make an investment in your creative output at no cost, right now!
Let me share two simple ways to begin to make room for expanding your ability to create what you imagine.:
1 Decide what you want to create.2 Find the best time available for that project3 Finally, Choose a place to work.
Try this with one small thing you would like to initiate! I would love to hear how it works and if you discover other ways of discovering ang expanding the creative impulse in your life.
For instance, I love to read in the late afternoon,before I prepare dinner. I prefer painting in the early morning and drawing wherever I am in my sketchbook. I like to write in the evening as well, or in the early morning. Taking a walk is crucial for stirring up ideas when I can't seem to find a solution to a problem.