 |
| Watercolor by Kate Kroska |
Musing…
"For original ideas to come about, you
have to let them percolate under the level of consciousness in a place where we
have no way to make them obey our own desires or our own direction. So they find their way, their random
combinations that are driven by forces we don’t know about. It’s through this recombination that
something new may come up, not when we try to push them directly."
~ Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, interviewed by Michael Toms in New Dimensions
~ Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, interviewed by Michael Toms in New Dimensions
FORCE is both a noun and a verb. There is an exertion of power, will, control in an
effort of action (verb) to attain or gain; AND there is the essence of the
strength or energy exerted (noun). Force is yang energy: the masculine
active principle, the influence applied to the receiving yin energy (the FORM/container we discussed in
last month’s posts). Do we
‘make’ it happen or do we cultivate conditions to ‘allow’ the creative force to
do its magic?
Kate’s Turn:
It takes a lot of courage
and patience to allow the inner creative force to do its thing. "Trust
in the slow work of God", says Pierre Tielhard de Chardin. As I am musing about new forms for my work, I notice that
fear beckons me to just push forth and make something happen! The wiser part of me insists on
trusting that larger Force within me to co-create what is to emerge, and carry
me to an outcome greater than I could ever imagine.
Limitation forces creativity. I experienced this while living on our sailboat; because of
limited space, every item had 2-3 uses – we improvised often, and it was fun to
be creative and surprised. Another
example is cooking a meal with what you might find in your refrigerator or
pantry. “Doing without” can open
one to a whole world of possibilities. Surrendering to what seems like a roadblock allows the percolation of
creativity to present itself…Eureka! It’s a yin approach to a yang Force…look how the new spring life forms
emerge when the seed/soil yields to the force of the sun!
"See how your soul is a
sire of light." - Hafiz
Get Fired Up:
Where do you need the warming light to encourage
you to surrender to the force of creativity? Trust the Force within you and all around you.
"May
the Force be with you." – Star Wars
No comments:
Post a Comment