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\u201cCreativity is like crabgrass,\u201d writes Julia Cameron<\/a> in her bestselling book The Artist\u2019s Way<\/em>, \u201cit springs back with the simplest bit of care.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a writer whose livelihood depends on imaginative prose, I know all too well the blocks to creativity<\/a>. It\u2019s tempting to put down the pen when I have nothing to say. However, when I persevere through the blocks and continue to express myself despite my self-consciousness, my art becomes a holy act and a spiritual discipline that connects me more deeply to God, to my readers and to others.<\/p>\n

Here are some ways to spark your creativity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Empty your cup<\/strong><\/h4>\n

According to a Zen proverb, a scholar with many ideas and opinions came to visit a Zen master for advice. The master poured his guest a cup of tea and kept pouring until the cup overflowed. \u201cStop pouring!\u201d The man said, \u201cthe cup is already full.\u201d \u201cYou are like this cup,\u201d the master said, \u201ccome back when you have an empty cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

The laws of physics are such that we can\u2019t fill any space \u2013 a tea cup or the right brain lobe, where creativity happens \u2013 if it\u2019s already crowded. Dry periods, especially those that are unintentional, often precede imaginative spurts. Creativity is nurtured in spaces of emptiness, when our brains can file memories so that those experiences can be accessed when we\u2019re ready. Even emptying a little of your cup\u2014driving home in silence instead of listening to music\u2014can go a long way to sparking creativity.<\/p>\n

2. Get out of the way<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In the 2000 movie \u201cThe Legend of Bagger Vance,\u201d the mysterious Bagger Vance (played by Will Smith) advises a young golfer on how to get his swing back. He says, \u201cInside each and every one of us is our one, true authentic swing. Something we was born with. Something that’s ours and ours alone. Something that can’t be learned… something that’s got to be remembered\u2026. All we got to do is get ourselves out of its way, to let it choose us.\u201d<\/p>\n

When we make creativity about us, we get tripped up, judging our talents by arbitrary measurements, like popularity or a spot in an art exhibit. Our challenge is to move past our egos so that we can dance to the rhythm of our inner song.<\/p>\n

3. Focus on the why<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Recently I presented a concept for a multimedia project to an audiovisual expert. To my surprise, he didn\u2019t comment on my detailed outline. Instead, he urged me to catch a glimpse of the forest through the trees. \u201cYou\u2019re too focused on the how rather than the why,\u201d he told me. This meant going back to a blank page and thinking more deeply about my mission. It meant setting aside my agenda and allowing for the unexpected to happen. In focusing on the \u201chow\u201d of a creative project\u2014a deadline, the intended audience, the bottom line\u2014we can lose our voice and get distracted from our higher purpose. Strategy is important, but we create more meaningful work when we free ourselves to trust the process.<\/p>\n

4. Let go of perfect<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Nothing stymies creativity like perfectionism. When your attempt to paint, write or compose a perfect masterpiece handcuffs your efforts to create, remember Kintsugi, the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with gold. By accentuating the fractures in a piece as opposed to covering them up, the pottery becomes even more valuable than its flawless original. When I write and speak, I try to live by the words of Leonard Cohen in his song, \u201cThe Anthem\u201d: \u201cRing the bells that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there\u2019s a crack, a crack in everything, that\u2019s how the light gets in.\u201d<\/p>\n

5. Identify your fears<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For many years my fears unconsciously blocked my efforts to create. I abandoned my more personal writing and concentrated on reported stories that were safer to publish. A year ago, I got serious about pinpointing what was blocking me from pursuing my heart\u2019s desire to share more intimate parts of my journey with readers. I realized I was scared of re-experiencing the feelings of rejection that were so painful early in my development. My task, then, was to comfort the scared little girl inside me\u2014through journaling, art therapy and meditation practices\u2014in order to develop the confidence and self-assuredness needed to share my story. Ask yourself these questions: What fear is blocking your creativity? What do you need to do to overcome it?<\/p>\n

6. Show up<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When I was training for a marathon, my running coach had just one piece of advice: show up. If I showed up for practice and ran with him five miles a day, adding distance on the weekends leading up to the marathon, I would complete the 26.2 miles on race day. Anne Lamott says something similar in her book Bird by Bird<\/em>: Begin with the first draft, no matter how awkward it is. \u201cAlmost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts,\u201d she writes. \u201cYou need to start somewhere. Start by getting something\u2014anything\u2014down on paper. A friend of mine says that the first draft is the down draft\u2014you just get it down. The second draft is the up draft\u2014you fix it up.\u201d Even if all you write today is two grammatically incorrect sentences, that effort will promote better writing tomorrow.<\/p>\n

7. Team up<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Girl Scouts designed the Buddy System for a reason. We often need a helping hand to guide us out the woods and read a compass correctly. Connecting with a kindred, creative soul can stimulate our imaginations, boost our confidence and give us the support we need to be vulnerable and express ourselves.<\/p>\n

In his book The Power of Two<\/em>, Joshua Shenk explains how the synergy of a pair is much greater than the sum of two parts. He studied several famous creative pairs: The Beatles\u2019 John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Marie and Pierre Curie, who discovered radioactivity, civil rights leaders Ralph David Abernathy and Martin Luther King and comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. \u201cThe pair is the primary creative unit,\u201d he writes. \u201cTwo people can do things together that are better, bolder and more enduring than what they do alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCreativity is an act of faith,\u201d writes Cameron. In working to cultivate our own creativity, we open ourselves up to a more powerful relationship with our Creator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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