Blocked

Stayed up late last night

Learning how to knit

Went to bed exhausted

Couldn't fall asleep

So I read for just a bit

The alarm sounded

bright and early

I turned over

a little surly

Rolled out of bed

Started the coffee

Did the dishes

Started the laundry

Started dinner

Started the computer

Grabbed my coffee

Sat down to write

Some touching thoughts

That's when I discovered

I was blocked

I made a list of things to do

Answered some emails

What will I do

Opened the windows

Let the sun shine in

Still didn't know where to begin

Then a message from a friend

Reminded me

That creativity wears many hats

That I had failed to see

I have cooked

I have cleaned

I have made a list

Creativity is alive in me

Ever have those days when there is so much on your mind that you don't know where to start?  Sometimes it is so intense that it throws everything out of whack.  For the last few weeks working on my blog has been the spark of my energy and zeal.  I was thrown for a loop today when I kept drawing a blank.  I shared my concern with a dear friend and this is what she said:

"Creative souls feel some sort of absence or void when we have a block.  When in fact, its our own creative energy taking a much needed nap.

We become addicted to the flow of that energy and when it is not available to us, we feel "off" and strain to come up with something.  Because we think an outcome has to be tangible or "pretty" or "poetic", we fail to recognize our choosing what outfit to wear, cooking, communicating a thought to a friend or making a grocery list is creativity in motion all the time.

Your creativity is just playing hide and seek with you right now."

So if you find yourself having a day that just doesn't seem to be going your way, remember it is a game of hide and seek.  So enjoy the game. 

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