This picture was taken in February. Not a lot has changed since then, except more snow 😜 Let’s talk about creativity—however that shows up for you. I am an artist. I write and I take pictures. My mind has always worked by freezing fragments of time in images either linguistically or visually. Except when I get burned out. Except when I get stretched too thin. And lovelies, I have been stretched very thin for a looong time. The art in me has stagnated which is a sign that the HEART of me is stagnant. And that’s not good. Big flashing warning sign not good. I’ve tried a lot of things to address it… but the funniest experience happened last week. I went on vacation (which alone was unheard of!!!) and I spontaneously immersed myself in play. A game I made up on the spot based in images and poetry—the very things that lie at the heart of me.
And you know what? That CREATIVE PLAY for 3 days straight was more rejuvenating & inspiring to my artistic soul than anything I’ve felt in a long time.
No pressure, just play. No rules, just play.
Play play play at the heart of what is true to ME. And I realized two things: 1) This is your content (poems & pictures). And 2) PLAY MORE.
Go play today. It’s been a long winter. 💛
