Tuesday, April 14, 2009

AWAKENINGS

While approaching the end of a project recently, I found myself lapsing into a bit of a creative funk. What required mere hours to wrap up was turning into a succession of days. How could such initial passion turn to drudgery? A common occurrence, I think, with creative types.


What now? The owner of the creative gene is rarely allowed to rest, and heaven forbid, relax! So how do you kick-start the quest for inspiration? Try remembering that the world is not flat. Creatively-speaking, a flat world can be comfortable, at times cathartic, even necessary. However, the real rush (think; energy renewal) begins when you venture over that foreboding edge.


I recently faced my own fear of Death-by-Power-Tool and/or Fire by creating something I didn’t imagine remotely possible (by me). Ok, I enlisted an SFS (Skilled, Fearless Someone) to assist with the basics. (An SFS is an important component when you’re dealing with your own perceived mortality.) The result of the fear-facing serves as a dermabrasion for the creative spirit. Your newly awakened creative nerve-endings are tingling again. And that’s the point! Not necessarily finding a new passion but taking that positive, courageous step toward the preservation of your creative soul.


comfortable, cathartic, necessary...










power tools and fire...

3 comments:

  1. Excellent thoughts here. Some of your phrases hit me just the right way: "dermabrasion for the creative spirit"... "creative nerve-endings"... "preservation of your creative soul."

    I think you're so right that we DO need those soothing, "flat-world" times...but then we also need to leap off the edge! I really enjoyed this.

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  2. The "power tools and fire" creation--is that a pin? It's beautiful! Are the circles soldered? Is that glass/beach glass? Very cool.
    Are you keeping all these writings in a journal for a future book?
    Inspirational.

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