Opinion: Nurturing Your Creative Spark

Are you creative?

Where's your spark?

 

Believe it or not, there are deliberate steps your can take to help your creative spark fire up and grow into full forced energy.

 

When Do I Start?

Right Now! Whenever the  urge comes or an idea hits you, that's the time to be creative. 

As creativity is more abstract, it's less likely to follow a logical timeline for providing inspiration. Organization isn't as important in beginning as expression is.

 

What if I don't receive inspiration?

Give yourself space to receive inspiration. 

Remove distractions, quiet your mind and assume an open spiritual and emotional state. 

Meditation may help with this.

 

What if I don't have time?

 Make time! 

If you don't prioritize yourself, you'll be operating from a constant state of lack. 

Instead, take a good look at your schedule and carve out 10-20 minutes to devote to yourself. 

(As you get better at carving out time for yourself, this amount of time may naturally increase.) Understand that this time isn't for responsibilities or sleeping. This time is specifically for you to be open to receiving creative inspiration.

 

I've made time, but I still haven't received any creative inspiration. What now?

The next time you're enjoying the time for yourself, make note of how you feel. 

(Writing your  emotions may be helpful.) 

Identify as much emotion in as much detail as you can. Next, ask yourself the following question: "How can I express these emotions with this intensity as art?" 

Your answer will be creative inspiration.

 

The creative process starts with a feeling. 

This is followed by an idea about expressing the feeling. 

The process of expressing the feeling creates your art.

It is at that point you can choose to share your art with the world.