The creative nag is the feeling you get when you have a still moment, the idea that repeats itself when you are lost in thought. You might drive by a golf course every day to and from work and for a fleeting moment see yourself as an instructor, but it fleeting because it's nonsense - or so you tell yourself.
You may find the nag when you are on vacation. While you sip your Margarita and look at the kids playing by the water, you gently rub the sand off your legs and think, " I really should have followed through on that house in the country, I so miss this sense of calm and well-being." But immediately that thought is cast aside, Lord knows you could NEVER afford that house.
The creative nag is gentle but persistent. Repetitive even. She seems to think she deserves to be heard, or more so - needs to be heard.
Questions and Creative Nags
Oftentimes you will find your creative nagging, urging, prompting comes in the form of questions.
"Why don't you paint a tree"?To which you promptly reply, I am not good at painting.
"Where could you find a good resource to help you solve this problem?"To which you promptly reply, I am not comfortable asking for help.
The creative nag is there to help you REACH UP, REACH OUT, REACH BIG
Today's Exercise: What's Nagging at you? What voice are you quickly dismissing? What's the nugget in there that wants to be heard - wants to help you GROW, expand,fly?
PS Please note my gutsy art for today. It's not exactly a Monet! But my creative nag has been urging me to do a series on trees, trees and words, trees and color, trees and gemstones, trees! So I started today with my oil crayons... I feel light now. Not cumbersome. Thanks to the nag!
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