Each January I choose a word that embodies an energy that I want to call in, dance with and learn from in the coming year. Last year it was EASE. Learning about EASE was no picnic and so much more demanding than I could ever have imagined. But I did discover a lot about what was in the way of ease for me. My word for 2014 is CREATE. And as I thought about that word and what it means to me I also found myself asking this question “What do I need in order to be fully engaged with my creative process and to be utterly, creatively alive?” Here are some of my answers. TIME IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM Most people talk about the issue of time when they’re chiding themselves for not being creative. Telling themselves things like “I just don’t have the time. There’s not enough time. I wish I could make the time. If only I had 25 hours in the day, etc..” As if time itself is somehow conspiring to keep us from creatively expressing ourselves. But we can […]