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Dear Creativity...releasing time
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Dear Creativity, In a recent gathering, someone asked, “What do you need to release to be able to fully participate in this experience?” Without hesitation, I said, “Time.” I’ve been thinking about that answer ever since. My relationship with time has felt a little off lately. Some days, it feels compressed, like I have to stay constantly in motion just to keep up. Other days, time feels like it’s accelerating beyond anything I can grasp. How is it already June? I don’t feel like I’ve lived six full months the way I imagined I would. That question opened up a flood of thoughts. Projects I’ve started but haven’t finished. Ideas I haven’t even begun. Even the ones I have completed, they’re already inspiring something new. It made me realize how tightly I try to manage time, and how slippery it still is. There are things I make time for, like my daily 40-minute walk. And then there are the tasks that would only take five minutes, yet they keep getting pushed aside. It’s not about how long they take. It’s about how I decide what’s worth doing — and when. Today, I found myself looking at the unfinished crochet piece I started a month ago. It’s still there, quietly waiting. Not demanding, not judging — just existing. And I thought of you. I thought about how often you show up when I stop trying to manage the clock and just be where I am. So I’m asking you for help. Help me release my grip on time. Help me remember that where I choose to invest my energy, even if it doesn’t look efficient or productive, is exactly where I’m meant to be. Because presence is the real progress. Innovatively yours, |
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