Creativity thrives on an openness and innocence (or perhaps wilful ignorance), a trust in the unknown and a delightful anticipation of the unexpected. It calls for a certain level of restriction, pressure or limitation: a time constraint, a budget limit, an equipment or materials limit, inexperience, weather conditions, client preferences, Mercury or Mars in retrograde, etc.
Tag: persistence
This day will pass, whether you dreamed a little dream, drew up a plan, took a baby step toward a goal, did what you loved to do, spent time with whom you wanted to, followed through on those tiny impulses, built something with your hands, started into a new book from the thrift store, sang your own beautiful song…
Does the river know where it will end? Of course. Every drop knows every mountain, every cloud, every sea, every solar system, every star…
Creativity is a journey of immersion — a dance between inspiration and uncertainty. As artists, we’re drawn to something greater, something intangible, but often find ourselves hesitating at the threshold, reluctant to step into the unknown. The truth is, the magic doesn’t live in perfection or certainty. It lives in the act of beginning — embracing the messiness, the mistakes, and the discoveries along the way.