If the muscles of peace and rest are not developed along the way, they will not be there for us when we need them. This is the discipline of the creative process, as represented in Station 11 (Pruning) of the Wheel of Creativity.
Creativity Q&A: Three Ancient Insights for Creative Constancy
Periods of despair are part of the creative process too, and even though you may feel anything but… you are still engaged. The journey is still unfolding.
Creativity Q&A: Managing The Pressure
How do I deal with the pressure that builds up when the bridge between production and Harvest doesn’t manifest? How can I best manage the waiting game?
Creativity, Productivity & The Sands of Time
Technology has made us more productive, and it has given us more to do. Because we can have more, we want more. We want more living, but we must cram this living into the same number of hours in every day. This means we have to make choices… often between one wonderful thing and another.
Creativity Q&A: Transforming Crisis to Possibility
The experience of crisis comes with the failure of what has worked before. Old forms must dissolve to make space for something new. It is a dangerous time, and an important one. This simple practice will help you transform it to possibility.
How to Put Pleasure Back in Productivity
Life is distracting, today more than ever. A highly efficient society assumes that every distraction deserves to have the word evil before it. Structuring distractions allows what you love to inspire your work.