Psychological boundaries are either self-constructed or built by others. Whoever is doing the construction of the wall is of no relevance — both will hinder creative energy.
We need people around us as creatives just not their negative energies that overwhelm and stifle.
Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creation and change ~ Brene Brown.
Creatives are sensitive souls, dreamers in tune with what the naked eye might not see. This opens the mind and soul to all aspects of the universe and in so doing leaves the creative vulnerable.
Choose your associations. This is crucial to creative energy. People who understand the creative, appreciate the need for space to commune with the muse, nature and the imagination.
Positive vibrations come from such associations that sustain and enhance a creative life. People who understand solitude and the creative need to slip off the radar for a brief period are associates to nurture and stay connected to.
In seeking creative space distancing the self from negativity is crucial to avoiding that which mars the creative process
What to watch…
- those who tell you what you should be creating
- those that question what you write or why you write
- those who are not writers but freely offer writing advice
- those who imagine a character or situation reflects their lives. It’s good if they do — that’s being a good writer to be able to craft lives/stories that people feel connected to — the ultimate writing goal is to reach the reader.
- those who scour your books and comment that your book is a reflection of your own life by ignoring that you’re writing fiction and have not got down to writing a memoir yet.
Creative energy is more critical than learning ~ Albert Einstein
Who should we hang onto?
- those who can’t wait to read your next book
- those who let you know what they loved about your writing and let you know what thoughts your book has left them with
- those who allow you to be you — gentle, idiosyncratic or wild.
- those who spread the word about your books
Choose your friends and associates with care — those who appreciate the creative in you, and if it’s a small number — that’s all you need for abundant positivity to flow
Choosing your tribe is vital to preserving creative flow and production.
Engage in activities that enhance the creative within. Turn to meditation, singing, writing or reading poetry, reading the books you have on the nightstand calling out to you, read something different, a different genre. Take a walk on the beach or in a park or forest — do whatever makes your heart sing!
We undertake certain spiritual exercises to achieve alignment with the creative universe ~ Julia Cameron
Be your wildest or quietest authentic self and gravitate to those people who appreciate you for whoever you are, wherever you are in your creative life.
~Dare to be different~
Share your thoughts on your quest for creative space.
Happy Writing. Happy Creating. Happy Connecting!
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