Struggling With Creativity
Thought of the Day:
“As the season of believing seems to wind down let me gently remind you that many dreams still wait in the wings. Many authentic sparks must be fanned before passion performs her perfect work in you. Throw another log on the fire.”
Sarah Ban Breathnach
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Do you ever have problems with creativity? I do. We all do. Any author who tells you that they don’t, is lying. There are days when ideas just “t’ain’t” gonna happen. This whole week has felt that way; since Madelyn, my parrot passed away on Christmas, I feel like all of the stuffing has been yanked from me. I feel about as creative as a pet rock.
So anyway, I thought I needed to jumpstart my brain. Somehow find it within to come up with some new ideas, and stop just sitting here feeling so sad. I stumbled into the quote above and it summed up how I was feeling.
The season of believing sure does seem to wind down at times. The losses in our lives, and the last few years, well they have given me more than just a few to deal with; I have lost people and things I never thought I would lose. Well, eventually maybe, of course, but that was all in the future.
My season of believing was winding down. There just didn’t seem to be anything that could ignite the fire at times and losing Madelyn, who had been with me nearly half of my life was just a little too much. I didn’t realize how much of me was packed into that bundle of feathers.
But I believe, somehow, somewhere within me, are those dreams waiting. They wait like actors for their cues to move on stage. They won’t come out until the right time. The director needs to cue them and then they will take center stage and do their thing. That will be their moment.
Those dreams, those plans, those wishes and that creativity is still there. The cue cards are out, so I guess I better get out of the way and let them get on stage.
Some Parting Thoughts:
“Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.”
Francis Bacon
“Leap and the net will appear.”
Julia Cameron
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”
George Bernard Shaw
“But, if you have nothing at all to create, then perhaps you create yourself.”
Carl Jung
“Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness.”
Julia Cameron
