Never sure what’s gonna call on a particular stroll through the ‘hood, I think that’s my favourite part. Today, a little drama unfolded with dead things…

Creativity emerges at the intersection of ‘what is’ and ‘what’s possible’, and we’re at our most creative when we’re willing to surrender our commitment to knowing anything for certain about either.

This is a process of bringing unlikely things together, and letting them reveal the relationship that exists between them.

It’s totally making shit up as you go—but also guided by something that has no predetermined structure. Kind of like constructing a puzzle with no picture on the box to point the way, and trusting it’ll ultimately work out.

One of the challenges with creativity is finding the sweet spot between ‘this is pretty damn good’ and chasing down perfect. I often go well past the line before I discover where it is.

“Beauty Calls” - The Mandala Project: #9

Bill Plotkin believes there is a deep (and mostly unmet) longing in all of us for a romance between our ego and our soul, and that cultivating that relationship is how we connect with and embody our purpose in life.

Engaging with the natural world through this practice of making mandalas feels like a facet of that love affair emerging.

It’s a dance between devotion and obsession. Sometimes I’m a creator, creating art—and others I’m more like an addict chasing down a fix.

Still getting clear where exactly that line is.

This morning was one of the most magical moments of the project, and one of the most charming moments of my life. And it almost didn’t happen.

Part of the wonder of mandala-making is that you never know what you’ll be inspired to pick up as you’re walking.

When I open my heart to perceive what wants to capture my attention, to hear what’s calling, I get that I am not the sole engineer and architect of these glimmers of mystery, I’m in a collaborative dialogue with the creative field.

Some of the mandalas I’ve made are simply creative visual explorations without much deep pondering, and others are more thought provoking and soul stirring. This morning evoked an inquiry I’m still working with 50+ mandalas later.

Something keeps calling the next Mandala into being; a mysterious, emergent something that’s revealing itself in the making and sharing of them. It feels like learning a secret code to decipher messages from the natural world.

It’s up to you to bring your dinosaur. It’s up to life to get it where it needs to be.

Listen in for tips on becoming a master in the art and practice of tuning in to your curiosity, trusting your inner compass and staying connected to possibility when things go sideways. When you open to the adventure that your life is - struggle becomes a thing of the past.

If you’re going back and forth with a decision, your brain is likely on overdrive and starting to smoke. You need to move some of that powerful life force down into your body.

We get to decide what matters most: creating with life as it becomes the next thing, or clinging to the safety of the known.

Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not here.

Turns out what’s ‘real’ vs. ‘what’s made up by the mind’ isn't a one-or-the-other thing. They’re inseparable and highly interactive. That changes everything.

It’s one thing to know you’re caught in the energy of struggle, and a whole other deal to stop bucking against it.

We’re more in charge of our state than we believe, but first we have to understand why our sense of well-being is constantly shifting and changing.

Magic isn’t bound by the physical world, and it won’t be limited to one plane. It just keeps inviting us to open to wider perceptions and greater possibilities.