Love the stepping stones reflections. Seeing dots connect across our past and threaded into the present. Working with needle felting dolls at the moment. It’s reflecting so much to me x
oof, yes, consistency is a byproduct of devotion. I will carry that phrase with me! Creativity is such a part of who I am, but recently this past year, I've been observing and repatterning what creativity IS for me. Am I abusing it (right?! that was a revelation) by forcing myself to create? Always having been so attuned, I see what's needed before many. So, historically I would create what I saw was a gap in creating a better world for us as humans (most recent was a school I created and it thrived but I burned out!!).
So now I'm in a space of, who/what/why am I creating? And that has been a challenging but fruitful shift. Now, I have a little studio space (I turned half of our shed outside into it!) that is just mine. I go in there and putter, make marks, drink tea, read astrology, think thoughts. I am grateful I don't have to keep to a "consistent" schedule these days so I can really root into cyclical creating...and living.
This new era for me? It's creativity on my terms, and that's new. Yet welcomed. And my attunement has become something that I use with discernment now, and am creating with MYSELF included in the whole health of the thing. And I'm noticing....that yes, consistency is a byproduct of devotion truly. You were just able to put the words to something I have recently begun noticing and experiencing. Thank you!
Such a deep reflection on your shifting tides! From creating to fill a gap in the world to setting up the conditions to create on your own terms. Rooting into cycles - a space of your own. Thank you for sharing this journey and so glad the article resonates with you 💖🌔🌸
I love this post, and am encouraged, as I have come to understand that time away from creativity most certainly makes my time creating richer, fuller and less of a "thing I need to do." So thank you for this encouragement.
During Covid I was mostly alone for the first time in my life, and during that time I joined an online school with Julie Gibbons Creative called the Mandala Magic School. This was me giving myself the gift of focused creativity, and it was such a rich time for me, and continues to be so. Julie works with the eight fold year/ seasons, and the lessons are deep and rich. I'm so glad to have found it, and so glad I continue to have access to this program which challenges and "holds" me as I create.
Yes, being held as you create! That program sounds lovely and a wonderful way to deepen your creative practice year after year.
Exactly what you said - permission to take time way so that it’s not a “to do” - so glad you feel encourage by this 💖🌓 it’s like dropping the expectations to always be prolific. At ultimately tending to the tides of our own energy, capacity, and creativity so that it sustains and nourishes us.
Love the stepping stones reflections. Seeing dots connect across our past and threaded into the present. Working with needle felting dolls at the moment. It’s reflecting so much to me x
Threading the dots, moments, projects, slow turning points! Oh, I’d love to see one of your projects or works in progress 💖💖
oof, yes, consistency is a byproduct of devotion. I will carry that phrase with me! Creativity is such a part of who I am, but recently this past year, I've been observing and repatterning what creativity IS for me. Am I abusing it (right?! that was a revelation) by forcing myself to create? Always having been so attuned, I see what's needed before many. So, historically I would create what I saw was a gap in creating a better world for us as humans (most recent was a school I created and it thrived but I burned out!!).
So now I'm in a space of, who/what/why am I creating? And that has been a challenging but fruitful shift. Now, I have a little studio space (I turned half of our shed outside into it!) that is just mine. I go in there and putter, make marks, drink tea, read astrology, think thoughts. I am grateful I don't have to keep to a "consistent" schedule these days so I can really root into cyclical creating...and living.
This new era for me? It's creativity on my terms, and that's new. Yet welcomed. And my attunement has become something that I use with discernment now, and am creating with MYSELF included in the whole health of the thing. And I'm noticing....that yes, consistency is a byproduct of devotion truly. You were just able to put the words to something I have recently begun noticing and experiencing. Thank you!
Such a deep reflection on your shifting tides! From creating to fill a gap in the world to setting up the conditions to create on your own terms. Rooting into cycles - a space of your own. Thank you for sharing this journey and so glad the article resonates with you 💖🌔🌸
I love this post, and am encouraged, as I have come to understand that time away from creativity most certainly makes my time creating richer, fuller and less of a "thing I need to do." So thank you for this encouragement.
During Covid I was mostly alone for the first time in my life, and during that time I joined an online school with Julie Gibbons Creative called the Mandala Magic School. This was me giving myself the gift of focused creativity, and it was such a rich time for me, and continues to be so. Julie works with the eight fold year/ seasons, and the lessons are deep and rich. I'm so glad to have found it, and so glad I continue to have access to this program which challenges and "holds" me as I create.
Yes, being held as you create! That program sounds lovely and a wonderful way to deepen your creative practice year after year.
Exactly what you said - permission to take time way so that it’s not a “to do” - so glad you feel encourage by this 💖🌓 it’s like dropping the expectations to always be prolific. At ultimately tending to the tides of our own energy, capacity, and creativity so that it sustains and nourishes us.