Mid-Week Motivation
A Pep Talk for the Creative Soul
Note: I’m making this week’s Mid-Week Motivation accessible to all because I believe this message is needed. Enjoy!
As I wrote in Monday’s post,
“Creativity, like love, like presence, is not a finite resource.”
Where scarcity tries to fool us into thinking we have to compete — to outrun, to be the first and best — the essence of creativity remains generous.
There is room for us to expand. Look around you today. What is daring to take up space in the natural world? Where can you take spring’s invitation and grow into your own goodness?
Creativity, as we already explored, sees the possibilities of a different way — of something new — and then it follows that thread toward inspired action.
Settle in for a few minutes with me.
The following falls somewhere between a personal reflection and a pep talk for the creative soul.
When comparison and scarcity show up to “put me in my place,” I issue a gentle but firm reminder.
There is room for me.
There is space enough for all of us to share our gifts and offerings and be met.
The generous give and take of life — reciprocity — is where the authentic me (and you, and them) can thrive and not just survive.
I can take the reminder that scarcity whispers in my heart and admit, yes, this is how it used to be. But no longer. It’s time to let go.
A welcome release.
This fear of not enough, this scarcity mindset, is no longer needed for survival.
I am living a new way where abundance is not gross overconsumption. It is a feast where all are welcome. Everyone is fed.
We are not in competition here — we’re in connection.
I see you with your wild colors in bloom. The green of growth around your edges. The scent of spring surrendering from your beautiful being. You are vibrant and fragrant.
Aren’t we all in our own way?
This is what I mean when I say there is no need for competition.
Together, we are a glorious garden, blooming.
When you feel the pulls of not enough, turn with curiosity. There is possibility beyond that old script. Can you find the opening, the crack in the mindset? Can you see (or even imagine) a different way?
Let this line of thinking lead you, and you will be practicing creative thinking.
As an act of communal learning and engagement, connect with someone who sees things more expansively than you do. Listen to them, read something they wrote, or try to see from their perspective.
I’d love to know how this lands with you. What feels possible? Hopeful? Frustrating?
Sending so much grace always,
Sara