Creative flow is a beautifully focused openness that can't be interrupted without being destroyed. When a creative flow has hold of us, all of our faculties (perception, intuition, analysis, energy, motivation, and so on) are in sync with one another. In that state, we are tapping into a more unified, complete "self". Productivity can skyrocket; the power to create is multiplied by the synergy.
Why on earth is that so rare? Wouldn't it be better if we were always able to apply more of our talents and personal attributes to the various tasks and problems we face every day?
It's a fact that consciousness is naturally fluid. Our brains are actually a composite of different and sometimes conflicting processes, and our conciousness and perceptions are spread across those processes. So complete unity is never going to occur.
However, and it's a big however, you certainly have alot more of your self available at any given time when you are not repressed. For example, if you are trying to avoid feeling angry, you could cut off a whole realm of memory and perception because you're afraid that it might get your blood boiling. And that is going to stop you from entering a state of flow.
There is a piece of truth inside each of us, made up of the sum of our perceptions, memories, feelings, and dreams. Being in touch with that, even for a moment, is one of the pure pleasures of creative flow. Remember that what's inside your mind is not your enemy--it's you! Open yourself up to your truth, and use your creativity to face it.
Why on earth is that so rare? Wouldn't it be better if we were always able to apply more of our talents and personal attributes to the various tasks and problems we face every day?Of course it would. However, most of the time, people are pretty fragmented, cut off from parts of themselves. One reason for this is repression--the unconscious or conscious avoidance of our own thoughts, memories, or feelings. That's why today's blog post is about truth.
It's a fact that consciousness is naturally fluid. Our brains are actually a composite of different and sometimes conflicting processes, and our conciousness and perceptions are spread across those processes. So complete unity is never going to occur.
However, and it's a big however, you certainly have alot more of your self available at any given time when you are not repressed. For example, if you are trying to avoid feeling angry, you could cut off a whole realm of memory and perception because you're afraid that it might get your blood boiling. And that is going to stop you from entering a state of flow.
There is a piece of truth inside each of us, made up of the sum of our perceptions, memories, feelings, and dreams. Being in touch with that, even for a moment, is one of the pure pleasures of creative flow. Remember that what's inside your mind is not your enemy--it's you! Open yourself up to your truth, and use your creativity to face it.
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