Ep16 oh…that’s why I love creativity

Hello and Welcome to the Way of the Emotional Warrior Podcast. My name is Kai Ehnes and today we will be answering the question of...Why do I truly enjoy being creative?

This week I wanted to take a look at an idea proposed by Wallace Wattles, in his book, "The Science of Getting Rich." He proposed that an individual has a two fold option of how and where to live their lives. There is the plane of competition which is where most people operate. Here we do exactly what the name states. We try to further ourselves and better ourselves through competition. This means that we have to beat someone else or many others to achieve the proverbial win. The victory moment of beating someone else and thus be the winner.

The other side he proposes is the plane of creativity. This is where a person achieves a sustainable life. This is a mindset that does not depend on beating someone else. There is no need to compare yourself to someone else. There are no regrets based on someone else doing something with a higher value in the eyes of society. Instead it is derived from an internal space. Creativity means you Express yourself. You bring forth your own ideas. Of course, balance is the key. It is not healthy to pull off to anything extreme. But there is a way to Express your soulful self.

There is harmonious life where you feel good. You live in a state of balance. When you take on your day or projects you easily enter into the state of flow brought forth by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. In this state your power of creativity is fully turned on. Time disappears because you become part of the process of whatever you are doing.

What state of mind should you be in as you do all this? The answer is a state of gratitude. You know as well as I do that we can quickly find what's wrong with a situation. We easily judge others to prop ourselves up. But in that state of gratitude you can easily live within the rails, meaning sustainable. So in gratitude you enter a vibrational state whereby you appreciate everything around you, value your own place in the world. You connect to life. You attune to the rhythms that are present.

When you are in this state your creative energies are free to play. By staying in the state of creativity you avoid falling into competition. The games other people play in their competitive minds simply do not affect you. Competition means that for you to win or be superior someone else needs to be inferior. If you fall into those energies more and more does inferiority and winning take over your thoughts and time.

You have a choice in how you want to live your life, perceptually. Since you get to choose this, you have to ask yourself, Is this how I really want to live my life?

Wattles talks about how the creative power makes us into the image of that which we give our attention. The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best, therefore it tends to become the best, it takes the form or character of the best, and will receive the best.

It is your desires and passions that are the driving forces of your creativity. The balanced way to approach these forces is not only practice gratitude but also be open to opportunities and open doors that come your way. You have to be vigilant and aware to these gifts being brought to you. Then you have to act. Leave no rock unturned is what a friend told me 30 years ago. It has been solid advice for sure. Keep your mind clear and focused. Then you can recognize the opportunities in front of you and live in a state of gratitude.

Watch your mood and emotions. See how you live balanced. The crazy town around you is still there but does not affect you the way it does when you are out of balance.

Your business transactions become simpler. The struggle becomes less and less. And life becomes fun to live. You live in the now which is what it means to live in the flow.

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