Creative ManiFestival Day 12

Going back a few days, to Day 6, we spoke about how our "stuff" mirrors our relationship to creativity.

For example, the way to acquire, treat, store, display, and use art supplies is a good indication of creative patterns on a deeper level.

This holds true for other creative "tools" as well...

Consider other "stuff" that you gather...or avoid gathering...such as books, office supplies, CDs, self-help paraphernalia, etc. etc.

It all holds a significant layer of meaning, below the obvious.

Great news: making changes in the physical world can trigger reverberations of change in the inner world. And vice-versa!

TODAY'S MANIFESTIVAL

Put your hands on some creative tools that you never use, preferably ones that somehow drain your energy. (For example, you look at the yards of pink velvet you bought for a long forgotten project, and feel instantly guilty about the money you spent. Or the gorgeous hardback journal that you bought to house your life story...but it sits there empty, making you feel unworthy and ashamed because you haven't started.)

I have the feeling that you KNOW what those items are...the ones that you don't use and that drain you.

If nothing comes to mind, try this: pretend that you have an antenna at the top of your head, that is automatically tuned in to your most toxic "drainers" in your environment. Walk around your home (or your studio, or your office, etc.) and "tune in" for those types of items.

All you have to do for today is gather them up. We'll play more, tomorrow.

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