April 27, 2023

I know for certain one thing, and that is that nothing I know is certain”

Y’all. Turns out I’ve been the same person, always. Swipe to see the “Credo Statement” that tiny precocious little me wrote when I was 13-years-old.

My mama sent it to me and I never thought I’d share it with the internet (embarrassing and also eek my handwriting is honestly the same-ish) and then I had this reclamation of: oooh! How sweet. I literally have always been a grey thinker. And I’ve never thought in absolutes.

I’ve spent the past few days in a fever dream world and it’s sparked my creativity.

I’ve been writing.

I’ve been thinking about black and white thinking.

They say creative people need time to rest and do nothing.

They say inspiration hits when you least expect it (with a 101 degree fever).

They say a lot of things and that’s what I’ve been musing on.

If you run in some of the same circles I do, you’re probably really good at diagnosing trauma, explaining away someone’s behavior by their astrological sign, recognizing symptoms of narcissism/need for inner child work/the list goes on (and on).

In its own right, this is a *good* thing. I believe the more we know ourselves the more capable and able we are to know others.

It also means a lot of us now think in smaller and more finite ways. We don’t allow for different perspectives. We don’t allow people to just be humans. We diagnose and decide and lay down a black and white opinion.

We skip nuance.

I want to bring back changing our minds, liking two things that seem to contrast with each other, *not* needing to constantly diagnose ourselves and those around us.

This sickness-imposed sojourn has given me time to bask in doing nothing. It’s actually the kind of space I hold when people come on my retreats.

Space to let creativity and inspiration and self reflection hit when ya least expect it. To let go of black and white thinking for a few days, or a week.

Let’s meet there, shall we? A place where we live without preconceived judgments? A place where we feel creatively inspired? Next retreat (Creativity & Yoga) this May in Tuscany