There it is, the moment you were waiting for, you finally have the time to start your new project, or perhaps continue some old ones; but then, nothing comes to your mind. You are suddenly rusty or out of ideas. You are having difficulty finding the right words to write that novel, or the right colors for your paintings, or the chords for that melody, or the patterns for your quilt. You are experiencing a Mental Block! Getting stuck creatively is certainly not a pleasant feeling, but it happens to all of us. The key is to know what to do to and, get out of there quickly to avoid frustration and tears. We’ve experienced it too! More often than we would like to admit. However, we’ve tried a couple of “tricks” to help us avoid that danger zone...