The integration of spirituality and creativity is a subject close to my heart and I am very passionate about the healing benefits this type of integration evokes within us. Actually it is not just the healing that is of interest to me. What we are able to achieve in our life as a result of this form of integration, is in itself, quite remarkable.

Recently I was drawn to the topic of creative tension: that is, the energy that suspends and blocks our ability to channel creative inspiration from a source greater than ‘Self’.

This tension often results from a loss of balance between higher will or higher consciousness and self will. We loose sight of the bigger picture, our connection with the divine and with our own divinity. This can happen so subtly that we often do not realise until we have hit a brick wall, there is no more gentle forward movement.

When we run on our own will – self will, we are driven, there is tension and stress involved. When we run on God’s will we are drawn.

There is of course the polar opposite to also consider. There are times when I can be too spiritual to be any earthly good. I receive lots of inspiration, but I do not follow through and create. So there is a fine balance between self will and higher will. Read the rest of this entry »

Regardless of whether we throw paint, string together words, play music or capture pictures, we do what we do because we have an urge to express something inside that needs to be born. Most artists have a force within that propels us to create, and we use our body, mind and spirit in whatever way is necessary to give life and expression through Art. Art is what feeds our soul, Art is what we must do with our life.

Writer, Hubert Selby, Jr., once said “Oh, God, did it terrify me, to think that I’d live however long I was going to live and look at my life and be forced to say, ‘Cubby, you blew it.’ And then I’d be snuffed. Pmmfft! Oh, it was terrifying. So I had to find some way of doing something with my life. I couldn’t stand the idea of living and doing nothing with this thing.”

With the right information, support and inspiration it is possible to tap our creative passion and turn it into a profitable, life long career. Contrary to the myth, it is possible to make money in a creative field by working for yourself, and it is rewarding beyond measure.

I often imagine myself running through fields of lavender. My shoes are off, the fields are soft and padded beneath my feet. The sun shines warm on my shoulders, a hint of breeze gently lifts my hair.

This image evokes a wonderful sense of freedom for me. I feel light and childlike. In this visualisation I carry no heavy burden, I am completely carefree.

I tap the light joyous freedom I am feeling and I bring it through into this world with me. I anchor that energy into my present moment.

I am free to feel this light, joyous and free, all of the time. And, if ever I am in a situation where I struggle to feel this way, I recall this image in my mind.

I have the power to evoke a sense of joy and freedom regardless of what is going on around me.

I create my reality based on what I’m feeling.

Through imagination we establish a vision for our
individual lives.

The way we perceive our world is not always objective or real. Our way of thinking and processing is an underlying factor to the way we experience life Read the rest of this entry »