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I was sitting at a cafe a couple weeks ago with the kids… feeling ungrounded… spiraling as per usual with all of my creative ideas.

I firmly believe my brain transforms into the egg scrambler ride sometimes: I’ll have an idea I’m excited about and then another idea and then a to-do list item comes to the forefront and eventually they all circle their way back- front and center.

So to help myself feel grounded during this particular chaotic spiral… I found myself grabbing a piece of paper and a pen (a comment card to be exact because that’s all that was around) and I got to organizing.

It’s my go-to process when I’m feeling overwhelmed:

* Write down what I’m thinking about.

* Clear out any clutter that’s no longer serving me.

* And with less in front of me… I can breathe again and focus on what matters most.

I circle back to this minimalist practice often… and instead of adding to the wild ride … it slows the ride down (typically to a stop.)

As I was going through this process I ended up drawing a little diagram.

An ecosystem of sorts that helped me understand my creative impulses. And it felt like an exhale.

With this diagram in mind now, creating feels so much more relaxed and grounded. I can visually see the rhythm that intuitively drives me. And I don’t feel the urge to force myself into that rhythm for consistencies sake… Instead this simple guide has helped me realign myself when I’m ungrounded.

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