Moving From What Was into Creating What Can Be

Holding on to a situation, dynamic, belief system, way of thinking/being/interacting, etc. after it served its purpose is like trying to breath life into a dead log or digesting stale food - trying to freeze or cling to something that has past. It's a waste of time and life energy, and is often unhealthy.

Instead, tune into what and who feel vital and aspirational for you now, and what is calling/inspiring you into the future, and breathe and move your life energy into that.

Lighten your load from the past to move into what is calling you in the emerging future. When one door (situation, relational dynamic, idea, project, ideal, etc.) closes, other generative ones open when we are present to it to notice it, and not trying to open old doors that no longer exist.

CREATIVE PRACTICE: Look at all the doorways you are putting your energy into and ask why? What is the purpose? How does it feed you? What/who does it serve? Does this still have energy for you? Use discernment and release the ones that are connected to guilt, habit, nostalgia (or anything else not currently alive or meaningful).

Keep - or transform - the ones that still have energy. And create new ones to follow what is most alive for you now. Weed out what longer serves. Sometimes this may require professional healing or therapy. I am not trying to belittle this letting-go process - it can indeed be challenging (and may need more work to heal and release), so do it in whatever way that works for you. Get support if needed.

Nurture what still does have energy for you. Emerge and unfold anew. Follow your heart, life energy, truth, and calling... You have this one amazing unique life that is un-reproduceable in any way from anyone else...only you can live it. Create, don't imitate. You are way too magical to not engage your own awesome creativity - your own never-before-and-never-again creative expression!

Your inner Creative Self is always there for you when you take the time to engage it. The world needs what only you can create and cultivate. The longer I live, the more I realize - and am tending to - what a gift time is. Life is short - use the gift of your time here as purposefully and enjoyably as you can.

Michelle James ©2022