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Five questions to inspire you on this Majestic Monday
Wow. It's only 12 days to Christmas. How fast the year has gone and how hard we have all worked. Have you thought of a nice Christmas gift for yourself? Something you could become immersed in, inspired by, and moved to action? If so, you could start by opening your journal and scribbling your response to these questions:
Q1. Have you ever felt the urge to express yourself in a new or different way? If so, describe how. Write as much detail as you can about the ways in which you would like to express yourself. For example, this may be a shift from photography to painting, or you may be someone who’s always painted and now wants to make music, or you may be someone who’s never picked up any creative tool, but you know you want to. Whatever your desire or curiosity is, write about it now, in your journal.
Q2. Are you unsure about how to start this new mode of creative expression? Record in your journal the details of how and when you’d like to start this new way of expressing yourself. If you sense you don’t have all the details, just list as much as you can. If possible, draw pictures and / or shapes or symbols to represent your thoughts or make sounds in your recording device, whatever feels right to you.
Q3. Are you put off trying something new because you think you can’t do it? If so, then write about this in your journal. Be completely honest with yourself. List all the barriers you feel you may be facing. If you don’t think there are any barriers, then write a quick plan of how and when you’ll make a start on this new mode of expression. If you do think there are some barriers, then make a note of them, and decide how you’ll get around them.
Q4. Are you a skilled and experienced creator who feels blocked? If so, list all the things which you feel are blocking you. This could be anything from family commitments to a fear of failure to niggling health concerns or uncertainty about breaking into something new or simply a lack of inspiration to express yourself in a new way. Whatever it is, be completely honest with yourself and write about it in your journal.
Q5. What would you be prepared to give up, to become the creator you want to be? It may be less time with Mr. Netflix, or a tiny corner of your studio or kitchen table, or a certain amount of money which you will allocate each month to buying new creative tools. It might be a combination of these things or something else entirely. Whatever it is, make a note of it in your journal.
Taken from my book: Art For Happiness: Finding Your Creative Process And Using It
Q1. Have you ever felt the urge to express yourself in a new or different way? If so, describe how. Write as much detail as you can about the ways in which you would like to express yourself. For example, this may be a shift from photography to painting, or you may be someone who’s always painted and now wants to make music, or you may be someone who’s never picked up any creative tool, but you know you want to. Whatever your desire or curiosity is, write about it now, in your journal.
Q2. Are you unsure about how to start this new mode of creative expression? Record in your journal the details of how and when you’d like to start this new way of expressing yourself. If you sense you don’t have all the details, just list as much as you can. If possible, draw pictures and / or shapes or symbols to represent your thoughts or make sounds in your recording device, whatever feels right to you.
Q3. Are you put off trying something new because you think you can’t do it? If so, then write about this in your journal. Be completely honest with yourself. List all the barriers you feel you may be facing. If you don’t think there are any barriers, then write a quick plan of how and when you’ll make a start on this new mode of expression. If you do think there are some barriers, then make a note of them, and decide how you’ll get around them.
Q4. Are you a skilled and experienced creator who feels blocked? If so, list all the things which you feel are blocking you. This could be anything from family commitments to a fear of failure to niggling health concerns or uncertainty about breaking into something new or simply a lack of inspiration to express yourself in a new way. Whatever it is, be completely honest with yourself and write about it in your journal.
Q5. What would you be prepared to give up, to become the creator you want to be? It may be less time with Mr. Netflix, or a tiny corner of your studio or kitchen table, or a certain amount of money which you will allocate each month to buying new creative tools. It might be a combination of these things or something else entirely. Whatever it is, make a note of it in your journal.
Taken from my book: Art For Happiness: Finding Your Creative Process And Using It
