Creative Exploration

 

 

 

cre-a-tive
[kree-ey-tiv adj]   
adjective 
1. having the quality or power of creating.
2. resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative:
creative writing.
3. originative; productive (usually followed by of).
4. Facetious. using or creating exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.:
creative bookkeeping.

ex-plor-a-tion

[ek-spluh-rey-shuh n] 

noun

1. An act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.   

2. The investigation of unknown regions.

There is a very unique and strange yearning inside most of us to be creative... but to be creative, it involves a certain amount of exploration to get the creative ball rolling.  What am I wanting to express?  What should I use?  How should I this or that?  Well the process itself is the art and the complete product is the creation, thus the process of creative exploration.

There are quite a hand full of commonalities that (so called) creative individuals share.  Even though there is an abundance of uniqueness, point of views, and variations of a theme, many completed works end up with some sort of tell tale signature that separates their expressions from the likeness of others. An Andy Warhol print has its own signature just as Annie Leibovitz' photos are creatively and visually hers. 

Creative explorers tend to be daydreamers. They get out of their own head and surrounds themselves with beauty.  Many like to people watch and observe everything in great detail within subtle glances. They also gravitate to work hours that work for them.

There is something almost spiritual about this, but Creative explorers take time for solitude, and with the daydreaming component, they lose track of time. They turn life’s obstacles around easily, partially due to a willingness to seek out new experiences. They usually “fail up” because they ask the big questions in order to take calculated risks.

Creative explorers view all of life as an opportunity for self-expression within following their true passions and connecting the dots. They constantly shake things up within themselves in an attempt to scratch the creative itch. One trait that is most understated is they make time for mindfulness.

...The creative exploration process could either be having to go deep into a cold, dark hole that challenges your entire being, your mere existence, to pull back a shadow that covered your life and stolen many breaths that shaped, formed, and stunted the growth of your essence. 
...It could be the harnessing of a single moment where you caught yourself in the middle of climbing out of the hole and suddenly found the strength in knowing that there is hope, a possibility for a deep inhale of real change.
...It can also be that moment where you consciously make a decision to realize and understand the location where you are is the location where you exactly belong at this precise moment.  Whether you are exploring within the hole, partially hanging around the hole or nowhere near the hole, creative exploration is a process.

Enjoy the process!


-Namaste'