This week’s creativity trigger is an artist date…

#6 Go to Water

This week’s artist date is to go to water… any water!

I have the good fortune of being at the NJ shore, but I encourage you to visit any body of water that you can find, or that is accessible to you… the ocean, the bay, a lake, a river, a stream, a brook, a reservoir.

We are in Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island, and though we are with family and friends I am still carving out some solo reflection time. Not really beach weather today, but it is not stopping me from being outside in the sea air as much as possible.

I am a water seeker by nature, so am always gravitating towards it. So soothing for my soul and creates a deep satisfying feeling. It is guaranteed to unlock any creative sluggishness. I have even had experiences of driving over the George Washington Bridge and feeling the creative flow open by the time we are mid bridge. Maybe it is the open sky above the water, or the change in air over water – but for anyone who has ever crossed that bridge – you know it most often just triggers stress and annoyance. The traffic on that bridge is in a class of its own. And yet, it can have that creative effect on me. Go figure.

This week I hope you also get to visit a body of water – regardless of the weather. Walk, sit, or a little of both. I hope it opens the flow for you too.

Please let me know if it helps you! See you next Tuesday.

Stay creative my friends.

Erin

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This blog series is an exploration into staying creatively connected. How to find it, nurture it, and keep it flowing. And, possibly to find it again if it’s been disconnected for years, or decades.

In each weekly post I will share one idea/artist date/activity that I have tried and invite you to give it a try for your own creativity connection. If it’s flowing, there is so much more peace and enjoyment in life