Step Aside

"To express yourself in a creative way you don't need

structure, you need an empty mind."

E'yen A. Gardner

Creative expression can be spontaneous or a lengthy project, but we need to get out of our own way.  When we are in the flow and creativity is streaming through us, it is important to retain it, but not to rigidly encase it in preconceived ideas.  When we are not simply embracing, but categorizing content, we will cease to be in the flow.

We will always remember what is necessary and elements can be retained in our subconscious until surprising us later in a sudden emergence.  When our mind gets in the way by attempting to organize or categorize, the original insight dissipates.  

There is need to stop trying too hard.  No matter what medium we use, it is mandatory to step back, to pull our rigid minds open, in order to maintain the lofty realm of vision.  Creation calls us to be free, not stifled.  Creativity flows through us and we must stay out of the way.