I have heard many wanna-be writers and artists say they are waiting to be inspired. They can only write or draw when inspiration strikes. Unfortunately, that is not the real world. If we wait for our muse to come, she may never arrive. She is a fickle mistress who has her own agenda and cares not for our needs.
The key to finding your inspiration and to being creative is to work every day. Maybe it is for a half an hour or an hour, but one must do the work. And when you least expect her, your muse will arrive wearing dancing shoes. She will lead you into the heart of creativity and dance until your feet grow tired and your limbs ache.
And after your muse has left and gone to visit other lonely artists, don't throw your work away even if you feel that what you did was terrible. Let it sit and come back to it later and you will see it in a different light. Creativity is a process. It is messy and unorganized. To produce great work, one must produce junk. To achieve great work, one must fail again and again.
Creative work is not easy. Our conscious mind works against the spirit of creativity. Our conscious mind attempts to distract us from the deep spiritual work by sending us to the refrigerator or demanding that we wash the clothes and vacuum the carpet. We must be vigilant and not be deceived.
May your muse fill your heart with joy
and your soul with the spirit of creativity.
