A playful quote to inspire creativity

{ Book extract from Tonics for Your Creative Spirit } 

Playfulness & Creativity

Next up in my series of Inspiring Quotes is a little something to keep your creative spirits up and, speaking of spirits – we’re turning to the world of metaphysics with the source of this week’s inspiration.

First up, though, the words of wisdom:

Intentional living & Creativity By Design

This quote is taken from a book about the ultimate creative act; living our whole lives by intention and design.

The book is called Creating On Purpose and it’s written by two luminaries in the spiritual field; Anodea Judith & Lion Goodman – and if you’re interested in metaphysics and the power of invisible energies, I think you’d love it.

It’s a fascinating and practical take on the idea that we shape our own realities.

But what makes this book different is how it explores the fine art of manifestation, step-by-logical-step, in line with the 7 main chakras.

For example;

Our initial ideas begin in the invisible realm of inspiration (7th Chakra – Crown)…

They then progress through the processes of vision (6th Chakra – Third Eye)…

Then communication (5th Chakra- Throat)…

And cooperation (4th Chakra -Heart)…

Until we bring our idea into the material realm of the lower chakras of power, pleasure and matter (3rd, 2nd and 1st Chakras – Solar Plexus, Sacral and Root).

It’s a compelling strategy for manifesting and makes even the loftiest life dream seem very do-able. But the process works just as well when applied to creative projects on a smaller scale.

The book is full of inspiring insights on the creative process (such as the playful gem above) and happily there’s an emphasis on how the journey can be one of fulfillment, synergy, altruism and (my favourite) joy.

And, as Anodea and Lion put it:

“If you bring the joy and enthusiasm 
of your inner child into your activities, 
life becomes a playground.”

Fun, success and fulfillment – not a bad roadmap to follow.

I love this idea – why do we always assume that creating anything great needs to be hard work?

But if you still need persuading that ‘time off’ for play will actually benefit your creativity, just watch any young child – children live to play and are effortlessly creative.

Or take a look at how Google fosters a culture of playfulness and fun to spark innovation and ingenuity.

So I hope you’ll be inspired to build the productive practice of play into your creative schedule. Or at least play with the idea… 😉

Of course, if you already use this idea to keep your creativity flowing – I’d love to hear your tips. 

Till next week – have fun at playtime! 

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