Musing….
"Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." – Rumi
"Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." – Rumi
Kate’s
Turn:
We always approach the essence of creativity from a place of
nothing. Our beginnings come from
a place of emptiness…we have an intention to create something that has never
been before, at least not in the exact expression we are imagining or initiating. And certainly, we know that fear of
staring at a blank page or canvas or mixing bowl or graph paper or speech idea or
classroom….Our response can be paralyzing (as in fear) and/or it can come from
a place of awe and wonder regarding the infinite possibilities. The mysterious creative process marries our openness in
engaging with this essence, having intention to form something that has not
existed before.
A wedding engagement announcement publicizes a couple’s intention to marry their energies in a relationship that is both unique and “other” than either of their individual spirits. Likewise, following our heart, and allowing what we love to engage us, to draw us into that sacred union, sweeps us into this mysterious process. We are the emptiness, the blank slate for the creative essence to express itself, guided by the power of our love. I have a number of ways that I intentionally engage with creativity, and they all follow what I love, what brings me joy. I enjoy walking; I love taking in the beauty of morning/evening light; I love playing with words/phrases; I love singing. All of these activities are a sort of warm-up, a preparation to open myself to the essence of creativity and move into awe and wonder, that space where I can allow myself to be led by my heart.
A wedding engagement announcement publicizes a couple’s intention to marry their energies in a relationship that is both unique and “other” than either of their individual spirits. Likewise, following our heart, and allowing what we love to engage us, to draw us into that sacred union, sweeps us into this mysterious process. We are the emptiness, the blank slate for the creative essence to express itself, guided by the power of our love. I have a number of ways that I intentionally engage with creativity, and they all follow what I love, what brings me joy. I enjoy walking; I love taking in the beauty of morning/evening light; I love playing with words/phrases; I love singing. All of these activities are a sort of warm-up, a preparation to open myself to the essence of creativity and move into awe and wonder, that space where I can allow myself to be led by my heart.
Get
Fired Up:
They say that love is the opposite
of fear. How can you allow what
you love to lead you in engagement with creativity? Can you engage in 3 things you love every day?
You know what the Beatles say – “All
you need is love…all you need is love…all you need is love, love…love is all
you need.”
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