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Write A Way: Journey to Creativity
The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.
~ Alan Alda US actor (1936 - )
Heartfelt
By Sandra Lee Schubert
Creativity comes to us in many forms. We are born with talent; or we earn it through study and diligence. But most artists know that training alone will not give you inspiration. It comes from many places. Senses help us to navigate the world and provide us with enough stimulation and inspiration to make a lifetime habit of our art. What wakes you up in the middle of the night with a burst of an idea? Have you ever had a feeling so deep and profound that it compelled you to your computer or canvas? One advantage of being an artist is being in touch with our intuitive nature. We have developed our senses so we can be fine-tuned to the inspiration that is all around us.
A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.
~ Unknown
Sometimes you can't escape the need to follow a creative urge. The impulses that drive creativity can come in many shapes. Trusting the promptings that intuition gives you can lead you to unexpected creative surprises. I know some of my best
writing
comes when I trust my gut and write with my heart.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
~ Scott Adams, 'The Dilbert Principle' US cartoonist (1957 - )
Over the past year, we have been exploring the other senses and their relation to our creativity.
Have you considered that each sense can have an intuitive aspect? The force that drives you to bakery and the smell of apple pie that reminds of your first taste becomes the catalyst for a great article on food. Or the sound of a great piece of classical music can inspire you to paint the best painting you have ever done. Intuition can be a little more ephemeral but nonetheless powerful. Intuition prompts you through the senses to lead you to the unfolding of a wonderful work of art.
What steps can you take to develop your intuition?
Discover your feelings
We live in a busy chaotic world. All the busyness can distract us from our true feelings. Being an artist asks us to be in tune with our feelings and the world around us. If we limit our feelings, we could limit our art. Imagine an artist who only paints in black and white. He is not making an artistic statement but refuses to step outside and explore something different. An artist may become known for a style but the style should evolve with the art. Take time to explore your feelings, the good and the bad ones. Begin to meditate - allowing your mind to quiet. Meditation can focus your thoughts and get you more in tune with your feelings and your senses.
Trust your feelings
Sometimes we avoid our feelings because they are difficult to deal with. But they can lead us to some extraordinary insights. They can also lead us to our greatest works of art. Intuition can come at from many directions. But it can be the funny feeling that settles in your belly. A strange sensation that may make you go for the extra doughnut but really you should sit at your computer at work on that great American novel.
Follow your yearnings
Ever had the desire to go buy a set of crayons? Did a thought to start playing the harmonica suddenly strike you during a staff meeting? Have you ever woken in the middle of the night with a perfect poem spilling out of you? These creative urges are the prompting of your intuitive nature. Follow them.
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Creative writing ideas:
Follow your wild side
This month, explore your senses: eat, drink and be creative. Trust you intuitive side, the side that asks you to be just a little wild. Follow those yearnings that have you pick up a box of crayons. The art does not have to be great. Take the opportunity to play. Trust your creative side. Be the wonderful artist that you are right at this moment. Enjoy live and all the wonderful things life has to offer.
Sandra Schubert is the creator and instructor for the Self-Healing Expressions creative writing course
Writing for Life: Creating a Story of Your Own.
This online writing class features creative writing lessons and interactive Web Tools. To learn more about Sandra and her
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