5 ways to be creative in solitude
“Here in my solitude, I have the feeling that I contain too much humanity”
Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman
There is a Secret or secrets to become creative while being secluded
Pain has proven to be good for Art. We are all artists, some of us need to understand or figure out a way to harness these feelings to generate Art.
If you are feeling pain, lack, discomfort, fear, anxiety, these feelings, these emotions will help you contract your artistic qualities.
Some folks believe that artists should seek out turbulent times while others believe that it is the turbulent times that fuel the art.
Either way, these times we are in today are certainly both.
This time is forcing a lot of people to face things they would normally run from because the majority of day to day distractions are no longer there.
This time, more than any is an opportunity to go within, heal, ask yourself meaningful questions about your life, your path, your behavior and make changes.
Step away from the news, from what the world is trying to force feed you. Open your mind, heal yourself, get to know yourself, get creative do something new and express yourself.
Solitude itself is like an open canvas. It can be and often is the source of true creativity and self expression.
If ever you were waiting on a time to develop, learn, grow and exploit the Art and creativity that lay within you. Now is the time.
The most visionary people in this world have been in solitude, found a place to get into flow state:
Examples:
Edison - Menlo Park
Musk - Sleeping at Tesla plant
Tesla - Factory in IL. Solitude in the mind, would develop an invention to the point of when it came time to physically create it, it was simply a matter of placing the pieces together.
Leonardo DiVinci -
Would spend weeks at a time with his thoughts, in pastures studying wild animals, the way the wind interacted with the pressure of the wings of birds to understand flight, would pay close intense attention to the way light hit objects and casted shadows.
Be prepared for these things to happen.
If you share what you plan to be doing during these times, some, even your friends may
How to Shift from Beta to Alpha - What this means for creativity
Here is why making this “Separation Season” finding those gifts and abilities and running wild with them during these times is a necessity.
Four steps to switch from B
