Posts tagged creativity
Amen.
If we want a revolution in culture, we liberate ourselves from an outlook that blinds us from our already abounding creative resources.
Culture determines what feels natural far more than we may think. And that in turn gives shape to our visions for happiness.
Express It Forward—Intention Part 2: Visualization & Action
Visualizing your intention… storyboards, collages… they’re guideposts on a map, instilling constant contact with the epicenter of your Intention!
Express It Forward—Intention Part 1: Deciding & Defining
Intention is an important part of the Creative Process…
You don’t have to know the how, just because you’ve stated the what!
July 12, 1887 The city of Mound Bayou, Mississippi was founded as an independent black community by formerly enslaved people led by Isaiah Montgomery. Montgomery led the town through the 1920s. The population according to the 2000 census is 2,100 and 98.4% African American, one of the largest African American majority populations in the country. (Source: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History)
I share this in hopes of reaching the #OWS stream…
Change in the face of what seems impossible, is possible. Revolution isn’t always about destruction… sometimes you have to bravely go out there and create something NEW, as you imagine. This is a decade before Plessy Vs. Ferguson (legalizing segregation, making way for Jim Crow laws).
I’m sure it wasn’t perfect, most likely dealt with some unsavory’s… but the place still exists today.
A is for Artist Alum selected for CrestFest 12
The annual Crest Hardware Art Show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is here once again. Congratulations to all of the artists chose to showcase their talents. Among them are Lillia Trenkova, an artist who I selected for last years “A is for Artist” event, held at the West, just around the corner at 379 Union Ave.
The art show opens with CRESTFEST 12 saturday June 30th from 1pm-7pm, with Live music, dj’s, art, and food! And its free!
Change and Why We Might Fear It
The drive towards perfection has permeated our relationship to the experience of life. Have we forgotten, or ever really known, that all of this is only true upon mutual agreement? As the creator you are free to introduce any element to the story, and all of your creations are subject to judgement. Yet fear of judgement is no reason to halt or slow the process—it is the nature of this stage of manifestation’s perspective. We fear change because of its unknown qualities. Because in our familiarity with today we face a loss of navigation, if we change the status quo for tomorrow. As a society we have grown comfortable with a way of knowing life, and the kind of changes we need to make will require us to let most of that go and simply be with the uncertainty… the imperfection of learning to walk again. (go read more)
What About Process?
Where are you in your process? Never mind the outcome. You wouldn’t think of going some place, without thinking about the going. Process is to outcome, what travel arrangements are to destination. You may have a destination, but what about the journey? Take another step with me. If you told your friends you went on a journey, don’t you visualize the destination as part of that journey? Where is your focus? Think about your perspective here.
Last night at the restaurant, I heard from a gentlemen whose manuscript had just been rejected for the sixth time. I pat him on the shoulder and jovially said to him, “Oh, you mean you’re six times closer to it getting accepted?” His eyes immediately lit up, and a big grin came across his face. I reminded him of some kind of truth. I suggested he have the intention to continually shift his perspective to the process.
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