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Growing Your Creative Garden | |
The new year has me thinking of how much working on our creative projects is like growing a garden.
A garden isn't a one-shot thing, and neither is a creative project. In order to harvest, you have to work consistently in the garden, or on your creative project. Sometimes this is exciting; sometimes it is incredibly boring. Sometimes the weather changes unexpectedly. There are seasons conducive to growth, and seasons when preparation is called for. You may work carefully for months, and then things don't turn out as you expect, for the garden, or a creative project. At that point, a bit of reevaluation may be helpful, to try and determine how you can avoid problems in the future; then, it's best to get started again. If you spend too much time watering, even though water is vital, you can kill everything off.
You may think you aren't caring for your garden enough, but it surprises you with a wonderful harvest!
You may be gardening in lush, fertile soil, and things may grow easily; you may be trying to garden in rocky, barren soil, and everything is difficult. Sometimes there are things you can do to improve where you're working; sometimes you just need to start over somewhere else. Sometimes you look over at someone else's abundant garden, frustrated that yours isn't growing like that. You learn to come to terms with it, see what lessons are available to learn, and focus on applying those lessons in your garden, and nurturing your own plants.
Sometimes beautiful flowers produce ordinary fruit, and the most delicious fruit comes from rather ordinary looking plants. What it all comes down to is that every garden, and every harvest, is uniquely its own. Just as every creative project is. But learning to consistently cultivate our garden mindfully, and our creative projects, is what eventually leads to success, in both endeavors.
Over the next few weeks, we're going to examine various aspects of cultivating our creative gardens. While you will be prepared to start your creative garden soon, your actual garden may have to wait for spring! | | |
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Creativity Spark | |
Remember last week's newsletter, where I assured you that January 1 is not a one-shot new beginning for your creative projects, and that each new day is a new opportunity to begin again? If you're feeling a little behind where you wanted to be, I'd encourage you to remember that there are still plenty of opportunities to create in front of you ... the whole rest of the year. For this week, spend some time getting clearer about what project you are most drawn to. Indecision, or multiple choices, frequently leads to us not choosing to create. For now, just choose what you are drawn to create right now. You may change your mind later. Consider this a test run, something to get started on, something to build creative routines and habits on. | | |
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| About Caroline ... | |
Caroline coaches people who want to incorporate creativity into their daily lives. By working on our creative projects, we are able to transform our lives, and bring about a sense of peace and joy. Creativity is also a wonderful way to navigate life's transitions.
For more information on individual and group coaching programs, live and virtual retreats, and more resources to help you get going on your creative projects with comfort and sustainability, please visit our website at www.creativezentransitions.com
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Caroline's podcast of creativity meditations will get you in the right frame of mind to begin creating. They change every week, and provide focused inspiration related to the current newsletter topic ... usually! Click here to listen... |
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