As creatives, we are flexible in what we do if we are steering the vessel.
A sense of place and time is important to the creative, but in the unpredictability of current times, adapting to everything that comes our way is daunting.
Patience is the ultimate virtue in a creative life. Nothing happens overnight, now more than ever, with all that blew in with 2020.
It is the slow burn that needs a tender mind, hand and heart
Amidst waiting for the right time, there is the desire for the energy of the muse to enlighten the artist on how much, when, and what will be written/created. This wait is underpinned by the bend and twist of the tide of change that tests adaptability.
Shifting an established creative routine generates a splurge of musings when the noise and demands of new daily expectations receive attention.
A daily meeting with oneself in morning reflections on what is and is not working facilitates the coming to terms with how to create a new routine.
Reflection is the art of patience that sharpens the creative pen.
The writing muse happily visits if the mind is willing.
Patience takes hard work; it sits on the back of perseverance — one without the other is a no go.
To cultivate the art of patience, look at reactions/behaviours to situations outside of creativity, learn from it and readjust the behaviour. While patience is a virtue, it is also a personal inner medic, keeping creative work in check by allowing the body and mind to process situations without elevating stress levels.
Finding what calms and settles the creative is the best way to grow in being patient rather than becoming a patient.
The writing world is competitive enough without adding layers of undue stress — the art of writing is profoundly therapeutic.
After writing a scene or chapter, the sense of exhilaration that follows such achievement is remarkable. Journal these moments to refresh a reflective morning that needs a reminder about why we do what we do.
To be a writer, requires barrel-loads of patience in how to nurture a story from seed to flower, chip back words and scenes, polish to refine the story and then publish.
Patience, perseverance, and adaptability are the keys to creating more stories and poems as is refining before a book/product hits retail shelves.
Step back, let time and place do the work, relax overthinking and communication to create valuable space to refine the manuscript. This aspect of the creative zone has the potential for success, abundant success if that is the desire.
Be gentle and patient with yourself, persevere with your creative goals and adapt to the ever-changing demands of a writing and publishing life.
Go well in all your endeavours.
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