Now more than ever, creative people are being called upon to re-style, re-invent, and in some cases, re-construct our world. A little pressure fuels creativity. But an overload of stress, depression, and anxiety blocks the creative process. So, what do you do when you must create, but you just can’t?
Join me this Wednesday, June 10th as I talk with Julie Cusmariu on Heartbeat Radio as I talk about the barriers to creativity, and provide you with tips for unblocking and heightening your own creativity.
Here's my first tip: Meditate. Every day.
Some of you (who am I kidding?) most of you think that you can't meditate because you can't make your mind stop thinking. I've got news for you: You don't have to stop thinking in order to meditate! In fact, asking you to stop thinking is akin to asking your nose to stop smelling or your eyes to stop seeing.
You don't have to stop thinking.
Got it?
But you don't always have to pay attention to your thoughts. In fact, spending about 10 minutes a day focusing on your breath instead of on your thoughts reaps major benefits, including less anxiety and less depression (both conditions that block creativity).
Try it! To make it easy, I've added a FREE 7-minute mindfulness of the breath meditation, right over there >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Download it to your iPod or listen on my blog. Either way, enjoy!
Be sure to tune in on Wednesday, where I'll give you more tips for reconnecting to your creativity.
love,
Robyn