Thursday, December 10th, 2009 | Author: hkfreeman
Havi wrote today about stucknesses that aren’t supposed to be there anymore – stuff you know, that you’ve worked on and worked on, and it’s still tripping you up and holding you back and making you feel stupid for making the same mistake all over again.
Here are some of the things I know, but have not been able to integrate into my living practice:
- When I’m tired, I need to rest.
- When I’m being sedentary due to pain, forcing myself to move anyway will just make things worse. I will move – and happily! – when the pain stops.
- When I do invocatory artwork, I need to be prepared for the invocation to ripple through other areas in my life.
- Don’t force creativity, or try to work on what I think I “should” work on. That will just kill the magic.
- Getting down on myself for not doing more will not help me do more; it just wastes energy that could be spent resting and healing.
- Stagnation is a natural part of the creative cycle. Perhaps view it as sitting or processing rather than stagnation.
- There is no perfect solution to anything. “Good enough” will serve me far better.
- If I touch just one person with what I do or say, I’ve made a difference.
What do you know, but don’t seem to be able to act upon?
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Well, you certainly nailed it w/this post. Consider your final bullet point satisfied (making a difference and touching/reaching/affecting someone w/your words ‘n’ thoughts). It might well be worth it to print these out – or calligraphy ‘em nicely – and stick ‘em up where they can be seen.
- Emily
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Hi. I like your list.
I followed you here from Havi, whom I just found. I’m dealing with stucknesses on top of stucknesses, and this morning, ran into one I thought I’d conquered, so her post was like getting hit with a laser, right in the sore spot. In a good way.
I would say “fallow,” maybe? rather than stagnant. I’m pretty good at that part, if I can stop feeling guilty about everything. I like the idea of the field being left to replenish itself for a season.
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hkfreeman Reply:
December 10th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Ohhhh, “fallow” is marvelous! Must remember that, thank you!!
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Words to live by.
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This is a brilliant list….thank you!
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Stuckness! Krazy Glue! Argh! ;-D
Wise words, what you’ve offered here. We humans are such creatures of habit … Both my husband and I are in “stuckness” right now … with blogging!
Here is another perspective on stagnation, from an ancient wisdom tradition …
Your blog is lovely … thank you :-)
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