I just wanted to write a little update on yesterday’s post, because I actually did what I said I was going to do. I did my creative work in my free time. During my lunch and 15 minute breaks, I worked on my book. After I got home and ate dinner, I busted out my…
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State of Flow
Flow is important. It provides vital information about what you should be spending your time on. I’m referring to a “state of flow”, a state we slip into when we are doing an activity we love, a state of total immersion. Time ceases, ideas come effortlessly. I experience a state of flow when I write…
Read MoreHow to Silence your Inner Critic
This past week I heard (or read, I can’t remember) the phrase: “Get out of your head and into your body.” It was in reference to creative work. This inspired a light bulb moment. I know that once I start my creative work, and I’ve been at it for a few minutes, my relentless inner…
Read MoreAdult Goals, Childlike Expectations
Whenever I had free time as a kid, which was often, I would craft or play music or write something. All that play is the foundation of the creative skills I have now. I have a burning desire to create everyday, although judging by how often I do it you wouldn’t think so. When I…
Read MoreGetting to the Good Part
I love painting. I hate drawing. In addition to writing, making art is a calling of mine. This means I can’t stop doing it, even though I go through phases of thinking I’m horrible at it. I took most of the art classes offered at my high school, I went to art college for a…
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