Your creative muse will lead you to the unlikeliest places. It can lead to frustration, angst, and a lot of discomfort. That threshold of discomfort is a creative alert. It lets you know you're onto something. The scarier it feels, the more you've approached the right playground. That's great news.
The not-so-great news is that you must be willing to wade through the weeds. The weeds, by the way, are usually of our own making. The self-imposed limitations, identity, and habits keep us tethered to routines and roles. Our assumptions about ourselves and the world around us keep us on the hamster wheel of ho-hum. The creative cauldron is inaccessible here.
The pathway to the new and unexpected is to walk in the wilderness. The untamed terrain of your inner self is a cornucopia of creativity. It is pulsating, alive, deliciously chaotic, irreverent, and devoid of rules and constructs. It will deliver you from the self-imposed containment that bars you from your creative genius.
We often want a pristine and polished creative project. Not here, darling. When you begin it's messy, incoherent, and sometimes not very good at all. But … if you stay in the wilderness letting it sway your senses and your level-headed thinking something cracks. It's usually your thinking but it feels like it's YOU! Let it all move about. Allow your innate brilliance to guide you through it.
It takes tremendous courage and willingness to bring a creative project into being. When you've released the grind of what you think it has to be and surrender to the grace of what it is then the extraordinary arises.
Whenever you get frustrated with the progress of your current creation, consider that your wayfaring is purposeful (even when you feel off course). Stay steady on your holy ground. Keep Creating!
