Coming into the act of Creation

The fine line, the balance between the two: Creativity and Structure

It seems like a lot, the daunting task of creating.

So vague, yet so big. Too big to even begin, too big to even think.

Overwhelmed, anxious, angry, frustrated - the struggle in a nut shell.

The creative stream needs to flow but it is not.

Causing you to suffer, leading you to explode.

Like a time bomb ticking inside of you.

We weren't taught what to do with our creative energies.

How to handle them, how to manage them.

We weren't told what we needed, no tools were handed.

We weren't told what these energies require of us,

What is being asked of us from our insides.

We weren't taught how to create.

The role of the mind, the place of the spirit, the welcoming of god coming through you

must be known - The act of creation.

Learning to come into the act of creation

You must let time be the sacred guard, your space be an inviting call.

There must be surety of the medium or craft. With your visions and dreams being your north star, create a solid map. Knowing who it's all for and keeping an eye on the mind that falls.

Here are the 6 steps of building a Creativity Structure

1. TIME - the sacred guard.

   Creativity requires timelessness. So create windows of time where that timelessness can exist freely. Where you get to be, where you get to ponder, you get to wonder.

   
   

2. SPACE - an inviting and organized environment.

   Dedicate a space for the creativity to take place. A place that that will home to your art.

   
   

3. MEDIUM - activity, method of expression, tools needed.

   Know your medium. If there are things you need to learn, tools you need to get, do that so there are no hinderances.

   
   

4. REASON - desires, dreams, visions, - photos, sketches.

   Connect to the voice of creativity that wants to explode onto the walls, play with colours, create what is only seen in your imagination. Have your ideas, sketches, photos all visible to the eye.

   
   

5. THE MAP - map where you are and the steps to reach where you wanna go.

   Everyone is a beginner at some point. With knowing the desired image, you must know where you are in the now. And that is the only place where you can start. Write down the steps to get to your desired place.

   
   

6. THE MIND WATCH - Be aware of the voices in the mind.

   The voices that make you feel small and stop you from creating art. It isn't you and neither it is true. Anything new and unfamiliar is scary to the mind. To keep you "safe" it will say anything. Change feels dangerous, it feels like death. So the conditioned mind does anything to avoid it. Plus, anyone or everyone who's ever criticized you has now become your inner critic and it can the meanest things. We are all scared to be judged, to not be liked, to not be accepted and that is what the critic tries to stop from happening. So gently with love, bring it back to truth.

   You are a creation of the creator and you are meant to create. Your dreams are your sacred possessions and to fulfil them is your destiny.

   
   

7. WHO IS THIS FOR? - Connect to your heart.

   It takes courage to create art. To show your hear, your most vulnerable parts for people to see, judge or tear apart. Connect to your heart and ask is this what you really want. And then start. Take pleasure in creating art!

P.S: we are meant to create but not like a machine. We have cycles and as much as there needs to be time for creation, time must be secured for rest. For doing nothing. For being.*

More on this in the next article...