Being consistent with your creativity & art practice
THE BEAUTY OF CONSISTENCY IN YOUR ACTIONS...
is that when you face something new, something uncomfortable & unexpected... (like a global pandemic, constant lockdowns, remote learning etc)
you can trust your capability to hold space for yourself.
you will find sparks of confidence in your capacity for more & growth
you can hold onto the promise within that it will still be there for you when you're ready to step back in...
it being: your art, your flow, your sense of joy & ease, your drive & motivation, your creativity....
I’m not talking about consistency as in perfection
F*ck that!
I’m talking about finding a way to consistently come back to the path
I’m talking about finding something to focus on, so that even if you fall or get pushed or even get blinded by distractions...
you come back to your flow
I’m not talking about being a robot doing the same thing over and over
I’m talking about holding good faith & your eye on the bigger vision of soul aligned YES!
and choosing to move forward towards that
and learning & adapting & growing towards that
and deciding to come back to that again & again
Like love
No matter how much shit you have to clean up
No matter how scary or hair-pullingly, screamingly frustrating they are...
No matter how much you so very much DO NOT LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW
You love whom you love and it becomes your centre of calm & focus.
And you do what it takes, no matter how uncomfortable & annoyingly & inconvenient & humbling & scary
To find your way back to flow again
I know we know this about consistency. It’s almost a treasure we all seek.
“How do we show up consistently?” we plead...
“When life is so crazy/uncertain/busy?”
Or “but it’s so boring, doing the same thing over and over”
Or “it’s so hard to keep up”
Or “I keep failing & I hate starting over again”
Or “ maybe it’s too late”
What if you already are consistent in your life now — even as Resistance shames you otherwise?
What if you already have the tools & strength & ability to show up the way you desire?
What if you’re allowed to do it simply & easily AND imperfectly?
What if consistency is just seeing that as long as you keep moving forward (even after you fell backwards a bit) IS YOUR CONSISTENCY
And that it IS ‘perfect’ as it is?
That it's helping you build up muscles of tenacity and resilience and strength you need for your next chapter
What if, instead of wasting your limited and valuable energy & attention on guilt & shame around how “inconsistent” you are...(which is really just a mask from the enemy about how “imperfect” you are)
You use it to learn what you have been given to learn
You pick yourself back up
You embrace imperfection
You CHOOSE your dream & take ONE step forward
Yes, there is some discipline involved
Yes, there is some habit & action changes to come
(THIS is a big part of how I support my Muse Momentum clients)
But the biggest discipline as a creative & Muse is to keep your eye on your work.
And less on your feelings of inadequacy.
To see the progress you have made WHILE noting the patterns of sabotage or resistance blocking your way.
To choose to pick yourself back up consistently instead of waiting for confidence & clarity & certainty about the path ahead.
This mindset shift is a practice
This way of seeing is a choice — one to be made daily sometimes (it will be part of your consistency practice!)
AND
your confidence in your work
your daring to step boldly in your art
your fullness of expression in your creativity
will be found as you walk this path.
Get inside CREATIVITY CATALYST to develop your creativity with a consistent practice.
It is my small course on cultivating a creative practice that helps you be more confident with your art, your creative voice & doing your creative work even if you’re feeling stuck right now.
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