Why patience is the alchemy of the creative practice
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Often, especially if you live in the world of creativity, the accomplishments are not the thing to celebrate. The intention-based action is. The activity is.
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We can’t force the flower to bloom. We can’t make water boil. We can’t [insert your cliche]. We can, however, get good at the art of patience.
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Let’s focus on the exhilaration of the practice itself.
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The frequency of you and your creative works
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I write without any background music. The taps of the keys can create their own natural rhythm, and it’s beautiful.
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The sounds coming from a writing session are the heartbeat of our creative energy...
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Even if you are not ready for day, it cannot always be night. —Gwendolyn Brooks
The word photograph comes from the Greek words “phos” meaning “light” and “graphe” meaning “drawing” or “writing.”
Writing with light or light writing, I find this beautiful.
We take pictures of so much of our experience in modern times, usually through the camera lens on our phones. So today, I just want to offer a bit of light writing as a prompt.
It snowed early this year in Ohio. The trees still clinging to color beneath the weight of a gentle freeze.
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I’ve heard from many creative sorts that they are fascinated by weather patterns. Perhaps this is because when patterns are interrupted, there is story.
What does it mean in the moment, when natural expectation is upended? When even the trees barely seem ready?
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