Creativity calls for truth telling. “A lot of growing up is learning to shift the responsibility from the other to the self.” ~ Brian Koppelman (from his interview on The Tim Ferriss Show) “The word integrity (from integer) means ‘wholeness.’ Living in integrity means expressing and doing what’s true for you in all situations. Depart from…
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Finding Yourself Again: Creativity and the Beginning of Remembering
Sometimes creativity is about finding yourself, again and again — each new beginning a remembering. “somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyondany experience, your eyes have their silence:in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,or which i cannot touch because they are too near your slightest look easily will unclose methough i have…
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The Structure of How to Surrender
Even if we understand the value of letting go, giving in, and stopping the fight in the creative process, we often don’t know how to surrender. “Every born Wayfinder goes through stages of self-realization:loneliness, striving, disappointment, surrender, release,and then the slow awakening to a world where magic is realand miracles commonplace. The journey is worth…
Regaining Your Sense of Wonder: Creativity as a Heavenly Body
Your sense of wonder and awe will lead you back to creativity, even in the most chaotic times. “When it’s over, I want to say: all my lifeI was a bride married to amazement.I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it’s over, I don’t want to wonderif I have made of…
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How to Simplify Your Life and Business: Make Hard Things Easy
If you want to know how to simplify your life and business, accept that you can make hard things easy. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius “It’s all swirling around in my head,” said my client. “What’s that? How so?” I asked. “Um, well, everything I want to…
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Pure Imagination: Traveling in the World of Your Creation
Your pure imagination is the great escape. “You’ll definitely have to commit suicide to be free,” I told him.“In fact, ideally, you’ll do it all the time. Not physically. Mentally.”“You want me to kill my mind?”“Not all of it. Just the dungeon.”~ Excerpt from Martha Beck’sSteering By Starlight: The Science and Magic of Finding Your…
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