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for the past few months, i have posted a quote on social media every Sunday.
the quotes are always about creativity,
these words of wisdom have been helpful to me while wrestling with some facets of my own creativity...
you see, a while back, i lost my joy in creating.
oh there was still the undertaking of projects and posting about them online,
but really it was pretty much just a lot of going through the motions
and hoping that my mojo would return.
nothing about my creative process was easy or flowing or remotely satisfying.
add in the pressure of keeping up with what's happening on social media,
and the result was complete overwhelm and a shutdown of the creative cycle.
something had to change.
i began to journal and read and spend time in nature, getting away from screens
that were filled with the results of other people's imagination and creativity,
taking time to consider what my aching heart was trying to teach me.
and then... an epiphany....
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