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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Criticism Is The Killer Of Creativity

By Liz Zed

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 05:25

Recently I was given a book as a present from someone close to my heart, who I used to watch in awe years ago as she innocently twirled and danced and sang her heart out. Watching her then, I was awestruck! It was as though she were graced by the goddess--not 'talented' in the ordinary individual ownership sense of that word, but exactly as a gift of BEING. She was like a magical vehicle bringing her special interpretation of her moment-to-moment experiencing. It was lovely. Her a cappella rendition of something she was remembering or newly perceiving, recreated in perfect pitch, and accompanied by perfect, delightful, rhythmical movement. And as she grew she became more and more conscious of how others perceived her, allowing the external critical voice to grow and co-creating a new internal critical voice. Rather than question the intent of the critic, sadly, she silenced spontaneous singing, dancing expressions of joy. Criticism contributed to killing the creative. All this relates to the book that she gave me, which was Eat, Pray,Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. The worldwide acclaim and fame Gilbert has received is described here in a TED talk by Gilbert, which is also about historical shifts in how humans have conceptualized artistry and creative expression. Gilbert's timely and significant message will assist some of the creatives among us to squelch the pressuring external voices of praise and criticism, turning responsibility for what comes through us to some external voice of the muse to speak as they best see fit--allowing creativity to live and thrive!

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Friday, Apr 17, 2009

Having A Rich Day

By Liz Zed

Friday, Apr 17, 2009 06:10

How does the day start? What's it like in the middle and what's it like at the end? Until one sets a conscious intention for the day our sense of what this day is like usually feels like happenstance. Conscious intention-setting can be like waving the wand of grace over our day even before our feet touch the floor on arising. There's magic in this practice. And just in case we're a little delayed in the department of emotional intelligence, it may feel like gaining a sense of control! It's relatively easy and it can be fun to play with the imagination before the stresses and obligations of what's to come start lighting up the brainwaves. Decide that on awaking and before arising, the imaginative creator wand be waved over today. What will I do today? How would I like to be? What would I like to have happen? Go ahead and say quietly to self, "Design my day!"

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Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009

Synchronicity, Luck, Hard Work?

By Liz Zed

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 09:51

It seems that Thomas Jefferson's take on his own luck was that the harder he worked, the more luck he seemed to have!  Reading the quote immediately after writing today's first blog post was an example of a lovely synchronicity, both in its timeliness and in its content. The women mentioned as participants in last night's conversation on luck and in today's earlier post, all had decades of 'hard work' under their belt. One of the curious questions arising during and after last night's conversation, revolved around to what extent one's sense of self as lucky altered the experience of hard work. Clearly, having a vivid vision and taking consistent action toward creating that vision, holds the likelihood of abundant manifestation. But will the hard work undertaken to get there be experienced with more joy? And perhaps might it not also be experienced after all, as easier and more effortless?

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Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009

Does Hard Work Create More Luck?

By Liz Zed

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 09:25

Starting to see some nice responses of gratitude from readers for creating awareness of choosing how we feel by way of where we place our attention. By choosing mindful attention on the positive feedback instead of on the constant interruptions and obstacles that were arising today, I was effectively catapulted into significantly increased vibrational mood-shifting easily. This seemed to piggyback on the luck theme. Then I came across this quote from Thomas Jefferson posted by http://alohafamilyproperties.webs.com/ "I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have". Putting attention on Jefferson's quote dovetailed so nicely with the residual thoughts that had been continuously percolating since last night's conversation and today's earlier blog post on luck.

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