Finding Consistency In Your Creativity
Sometimes the biggest breakthrough occurs when you don't know what to do next.
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Last night, while laying in bed with my partner, on the verge of falling asleep,
I whispered, “I hope I figure out what to write about tomorrow.”
“You always do.” He replied.
This was exactly what I needed to hear. He was right. Even when I have no idea what to write to you about each week, I always figure it out. I am convinced the only reason I am able to have inspiration strike like a bolt of lightening in the 11th hour is because of my commitment to my creativity, and commitment breeds consistency. If I was not committed to writing to you every Tuesday morning, then you most likely wouldn’t be hearing from me today. The promise I made to myself to consistently show up is more important than the comfort of always knowing what to write next. But one of the most valuable things I have come to learn since beginning this Substack is that sometimes the best ideas come when you are unsure of what to write next but show up anyway as an open vessel for what is meant to come through.
This applies not only to creativity but to life itself.
Sometimes the biggest breakthrough arrives when you don’t know what to do next. Not knowing what to do next is an invitation to level up by challenging your limits and expanding the depth of what you thought was possible. It’s easy when you know exactly what to do next; it’s expected. By admitting you don’t know what to say, what to create, what to do, where to go, is the biggest spell you can cast. You are surrendering control and inviting your higher self to intervene with guidance. By admitting to my boyfriend last night that I had no clue what to write about today, I opened myself up for guidance.
As artists and as people wandering this earth, it can be hard to admit we don’t know the next right action. It feels safer to play a character that is always in control and has all the answers. I wonder how many artists and innovators gave up right before the breakthrough because they didn’t know what to do next. By committing to our duty as artists, and having our commitment be strong enough that we show up consistently to our work regardless of our mood or lack of inspiration, we will form a creative practice like no other.
COMMITMENT + CONSISTENCY = CREATIVE PRACTICE…
If you struggle to find consistency in your creativity but have a desire to do so,
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