Creativity is a mix of making something happen and letting something happen. One is still, the other active, one is waiting and listening, the other probing and moving.
How does your creativity emerge in that tension?
Make or let happen
Dolphins
Sometimes it takes new surroundings to notice the emergence of new life whether in nature, relationships, or other situations. Sometimes it takes simply slowing down, paying attention or moving towards gratitude.
Where do you notice new life emerging?
Torn map
Once
by mistake
She tore a map
in half.
She taped it back
but crookedly.
Now all the roads
ended in water.
There were mountains
right next to her hometown.
Wouldn’t that be nice
if it were true?
I’d tear a map
and be right next
to you. ~ Naomi Shihab Nye
How would you tear a map?
On Friday…
The earth quaked, the sky darkened…”eloi, eloi, lema sabachthani” and none of it made sense anymore…the end?! Or a beginning?!
How do you wait in the darkness?
On Thursday…
On Thursday they gathered one last time at the table, sharing the bread and the cup with stories of travels and encounters, of boats and garden, of oil and shekels…stories of freedom. Then, a whirlwind of activity and Jesus fell silent …remember me…
How do you remember the journey? Your journey?
On Wednesday…
On Wednesday anointing oil spilled over in abundance. A woman is bringing a respite from the darkness of this week…a powerful blessing, a sign of extravagant love, the pouring out of the Spirit.
Where do you experience that anointing in your life?
With the Eyes of the Heart 