I am pretty giddy because I am definitely somewhere in between the Inspiration and Creation/Birth stages….

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@Susan I love that you got something from the post AND the comments! One of the reasons I enjoy blogs more than articles is that the feedback adds to the content, as you mentioned with Kathleen’s insights. Please do share this with anyone you know who would benefit from understanding their own creative cycles.

Many blessings,
Nancy

This is an important topic which you have presented in a clear, validating way. Although I have been aware of these cycles for years, this description of them is excellent.

I particularly like Kathleen’s point about ideas emerging during the renewal/ rest cycle. I also find this to be a significant time of receiving new ideas and inspiration. Not that I am looking for them at this time, they just seem to emerge.

I am going to share this information with a friend who feels uncomfortable when in her “rest/renewal stage”. She only feels valuable when “doing” and although I have explained the importance of ” resting” and “being”, your cyclic description may be most helpful to her.

Blessings,
Susan
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I’ve noticed that when I ask questions like “How can I do this… or that?”, I often find my *logical brain* trying to resolve the issue. However, when I say an affirmative statement like, “Next time, I will do something even better than this or that!”, it not only feels much better ~ but the solution intuitively shows up a short while after.

Thank you, also, Kathleen for sharing this information with Shelagh!

Shelagh, I’ve seen your postings on the New Coach Connection list ~ welcome to my blog, and thank you for your comments. It sounds like, similar to my experience, this information helped you understand yourself much better. Notice how your Renewal/Rest periods shrink as you become more compassionate with yourself through the cycles.

Many blessings,
Nancy

@Amanda Thank you for sharing this with your friends. I know it helped me, and it’s great to see it helping so many others, as well! And BTW, as you get to understand these cycles, you’ll find yourself better able to pace yourself and allow for gentle self-care through the cycles.

Many blessings,
Nancy

And I am so grateful because it explains the way I found myself after the creation and manifestation of Spiritus.

And thing was – that was just the time I needed to be in action, doing all the business-stuff that had to be done.

So there was a big conflict, lack of energy – and even questioning what I was doing.

Had I known about this, I would have handled myself and that time very differently.

So a great reminder for next month when the next phase of Spiritus is completed, when I’ve created all the “words” and when I know I will need to recover – but also be effective business-wise.

Thanks!

Shelagh

Fourteen months ago, I committed to create a different Sound Alchemy event each month; I had no idea I would do that until I heard myself announce it to a group of people! What you describe is the process that I have observed each month, although not always in a linear fashion.

Out of necessity I allow myself to totally let go of the next event during the week following the last one. That week (more or less) is my official rest time, and it is so clear and necessary that I can’t feel bad about it. I have noticed that in the process of letting go and resting, inspiration pops in–usually very gently without causing me to move into action too soon.

Last month, the day after an especially dynamic event, I had the thought, “What can I do to top this one?” In that moment, I had an even deeper sense of being “empty” with no ideas at all. This, for me, can initially feel disconcerting.

In my rest period, I really need to allow myself to be empty, to let go of having any ideas about what to do next. Right in the midst of that first moment of experiencing emptiness and noticing a bit of unease, I had an instant knowing that later evolved into a major part of this last event.

The practice of rest and allowing the emptiness, is the most important part of my creative process and, as I reflect on this, it’s how I live my life. I often find myself in the emptiness/rest phase with no idea what will happen next, and eventually, just like my events, the next phase begins to unfold. Since I’m in that phase once again, I appreciate your sharing this; it’s helped me become even clearer about my own process, and what I need most right now!

When one’s whole life is about to change, the intellect often wants to know and to act before allowing the emptiness/letting go or stillness phase, when inspiration or apparent miracles can suddenly slip in. Inspiration evokes knowing within me, and then I can clearly feel the next creation or first step(s) to it and attracting it becomes very natural and easy.

With Love and Thanks,
Kathleen
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