Secret Three
I loved the conversation in this secret and many of the questions in the challenges were interesting to me. So here it goes a somewhat random selection of questions and the answer to it!
What did you learn from your mother and other women about limiting your self expression? I learned a lot! While in a very bad emotionally and mentally abusive marriage my mother supported me like no other. She advised me, very smartly to limit my self expression and when everything finally ended and he walked out, I was left with knowing with all my mind and my heart that it was NOT because of me. I knew that through it all I had supported his mentally deranged ways and there was no way I could blame myself by the end of the marriage - rather I celebrated it! My mother and other women in my life also support my natural tendency to never limit my self expression. It's been a blessed life of getting my mind, my thoughts, my feelings and my ideas out into the world.
How does your Inner Patriarch's voice hold you back from taking risks or following through on your creativity? It does not.
In what ways have you devalued the feminine in yourself and other women? I have only done that when I have lost sight of my values and what I believe in. It hasn't happened often and I hope it never happens again.
How does limited thinking and/or the fear of being wrong or looking foolish short-circuit your creative goals? This kind of thinking and fear is born out of insecurity. When I am insecure it limits my creativity. When I am empowered by believing in myself my creativity flourishes.
What skills or philosophy helped you stay committed to your fascination despite obstacles? My positive orientation. Far and above anything else my God-given talent to always see the silver lining. I've been blessed with the incredible gift and I am very grateful for it.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Creative Style Inventory
Secret Two I just joined in, so if you have a moment, please visit my first post here, it was late!
I'm starting with the last challenge first - now that's creative. Well, it is totally creative for me. See, I am very constructive. Spreadsheets, schedules, tasks and to dos. I love it all - so the last first is creative!
1. My creative reawakening occurred when I decided to become an entrepreneur and launch a business that was going to challenge the way business is done today and dare simply: to change.
2. My natural talents are: seeing a vision for the future. My God-given talent of always having a positive orientation toward anything. My fearlessness. My emotional strength. My physical strength.
3. Earth grounds me and water revives my imagination and creativity.
4. I create in my home office, while I'm driving and on summer days when I'm lazing about the city at a concert or on a patio. I wish to create in the early mornings again, I miss being an early riser. I live with family right now and they've pulled me into their night owl routines!
5. My creative energy is activated by desire and passion. My creative energy is drained by perceived limitations and by negativity.
6. I don't use creative rituals. I engage in spiritual rituals, these replenish my creative energy.
7. Nature's renewal influences my creative energy, it reinforces to me everyday that something new is possible because it happens ALL THE TIME.
8. My biggest creative hurdle so far has been my mind. The limitations in my mind and my emotions are hurdles that I continually work to overcome.
9. These days the time of day I am most receptive to inspiration is late night. There was a time when I'd spring out of bed at 6 AM with tons on inspiring ideas and I look forward having those days once more.
I'm starting with the last challenge first - now that's creative. Well, it is totally creative for me. See, I am very constructive. Spreadsheets, schedules, tasks and to dos. I love it all - so the last first is creative!
1. My creative reawakening occurred when I decided to become an entrepreneur and launch a business that was going to challenge the way business is done today and dare simply: to change.
2. My natural talents are: seeing a vision for the future. My God-given talent of always having a positive orientation toward anything. My fearlessness. My emotional strength. My physical strength.
3. Earth grounds me and water revives my imagination and creativity.
4. I create in my home office, while I'm driving and on summer days when I'm lazing about the city at a concert or on a patio. I wish to create in the early mornings again, I miss being an early riser. I live with family right now and they've pulled me into their night owl routines!
5. My creative energy is activated by desire and passion. My creative energy is drained by perceived limitations and by negativity.
6. I don't use creative rituals. I engage in spiritual rituals, these replenish my creative energy.
7. Nature's renewal influences my creative energy, it reinforces to me everyday that something new is possible because it happens ALL THE TIME.
8. My biggest creative hurdle so far has been my mind. The limitations in my mind and my emotions are hurdles that I continually work to overcome.
9. These days the time of day I am most receptive to inspiration is late night. There was a time when I'd spring out of bed at 6 AM with tons on inspiring ideas and I look forward having those days once more.
Creativity and Empathy
Secret One
Acknowledging my creative self is a lot like my journey to strengthen my empathy skills. When I got to the end of the discovery I realized that my empathy was big, deep and all encompassing. Like the universe. It is so big you don't even see it. Wow! That was such an incredible learning. OK, so I forget birthdays and I'm NEVER good at saying "you look great" when I haven't seen someone in a while - actually I think that has little to do with empathy and everything to do simply with speaking the truth. Too bad it's considered a character flaw in our contemporary culture. Of course I don't tell them they look like shit I just don't say anything. But I am always beaming because it is such a wonder to see people.
I digress.
My creativity is in me and with me. It is big and all encompassing and touches every part of my life. It is big, like the universe, so big that I can't even see it.
On this journey I'll be taking off on the space shuttle of creativity to discover my creative universe and I am so so so grateful that I have this group to do it with.
Peace out.
Romana
Acknowledging my creative self is a lot like my journey to strengthen my empathy skills. When I got to the end of the discovery I realized that my empathy was big, deep and all encompassing. Like the universe. It is so big you don't even see it. Wow! That was such an incredible learning. OK, so I forget birthdays and I'm NEVER good at saying "you look great" when I haven't seen someone in a while - actually I think that has little to do with empathy and everything to do simply with speaking the truth. Too bad it's considered a character flaw in our contemporary culture. Of course I don't tell them they look like shit I just don't say anything. But I am always beaming because it is such a wonder to see people.
I digress.
My creativity is in me and with me. It is big and all encompassing and touches every part of my life. It is big, like the universe, so big that I can't even see it.
On this journey I'll be taking off on the space shuttle of creativity to discover my creative universe and I am so so so grateful that I have this group to do it with.
Peace out.
Romana
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