The Spark of Inspiration

There is a great quote by Mary Lou Cook, an American author and chef, that says:  

“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks,
breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.”

There is a myth that the spark of inspiration and creativity is hard to come by. Yet in truth, we are Beings of creation. We are all creative artists in our own right; the type of art we make and engage in just looks different for each of us. 

I believe that our very lives are our real works of art. So the questions then are:

• Are we willing to unbridle ourselves and let ourselves be inventive, experimenting with new ideas, ways of being and doing that let us stretch, grow, and transform ourselves?
• Are we willing to take risks, break the rules of our own status quo?
• Are we willing to be in the dance of inspiration where we are going to make mistakes and have fun while doing it?  

If we get still and let our Heart answer these questions, you will hear a YES and feel a yearning and a spark of inner fire seeking to help you stir the air within you and open. Open to the idea of something new. We crave creativity, because we all have an innate desire to push beyond the comfort of the known and into the uncharted waters of seeing just how much of our beautiful Soul self can we embody, feel, express, and share with others and let them share with us too. 

AND we also have another common driver within us. The drive to survive, to have guaranteed safety, which means we also feel a pull to stay close to the shores of what we know we can do well. Why? Not because we want to stay small, but because we want to feel the felt sense of safety that comes from within the old ways of being that served us once, and our mind believes can still serve us again. 

The result is that we end up in a tug of war in our minds. Our Mental Being and its protective patterns cue us to stay small, to only invent and experiment so much. To only take the logical risks and follow the rules of the Karmic past. Oh and sure it tells us we can have some fun in the process but not too much. 

However, there is a way to bring harmony between these two seemingly opposing forces. Instead of the Mental Being restricting and trying to control how much inspiration and creative energy we actually have we can befriend the Mind and help it realize that we have more strength and ability to protect ourselves even in the unknown then it thinks we do. If you have been following along with my last few blogs, you will notice that I have been asking you to engage in a few common blocks that often keep you from being in unbridled connection with yourself and your life. Now that we have started to soften those protective habits, is the time to start rewiring and calibrating the pathways that those blocks prevented you from being able to access and connect with. Your own inspired guidance!  

Because remember, you ARE a Being of Creation. You have inspirational thoughts and ideas all the time; however, due to past conditioning, you might not be able to connect with them, embrace them, engage them, and help them move from thought into form. 

In episode 40 of Soulful Practices Podcast, I dive deep into exploring more of the blocks that we create with the sparks of inspiration and how to start unwinding them so that you can allow this innate birthright to flow through and with you for both yourself and others. I also share a card draw and reading from my upcoming oracle deck, the Sacred Witness Oracle - card 31. Inspiration.

You can check out the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, and now Apple Podcast as well!  

Highlight of the Soulful Practice I shared during the episode to help you begin and let your inner sparks of inspiration flow: 

This week, set the Intention to invite yourself each day to open a pathway within your body to feel and connect the stirrings or sparks of inspiration. 

Ask for Reiki energy to help guide your Attention to ways in which: 

• You might have old stories of self-doubt or self-editing trying to restrain you from fully connecting with those inspirations.
• You can feel a fear of humiliation or what others will think or say if I allow myself to shift or change in that way. 
• You can sense if there are any other Parts of you that are ready to leap to courageous connection with the sparks of inspiration. 

From that awareness, invite yourself to engage in the flow of aligned action that steps you into being in motion with the spark of inspiration that is wanting to help you grow, take healthy risks, and inspire yourself to create something new that is in alignment with who you truly be. 

Healing Tip

Remember to bring the Medicine of Compassion with you as you engage in these reflections this week. Your Mental Being is not your enemy, but a fierce Lone Wolf Protector that is just lost in old ways of being and surviving that often no longer are serving. That is also another reason as to why we have the innate wiring of inspiration!  It helps us break out of our habitual thinking and take a risk to break the old ways of being that no longer serve. This type of self-inquiry this week is sacred work. It is here to help you gain insights and understanding to what hidden ways your past experiences and stories are holding you back so that you can lovingly release them and allow yourself to create something new with your heart and soul’s inspirations. 

Stay tuned as well for next week’s blog, where we are going to explore the second stage of co-creation - engagement!  But first, I would love to invite you to be with this week’s practices. Also let me know how befriending and opening to the spark of inspiration is going for you.  

Oh, and if you haven’t had a chance to hop over and check out my newest inspiration the Sacred Witness Oracle Suite on Kickstarter, now is the perfect time. I’m self-publishing my first Oracle Suite that includes:

• A 56-card deck of hand-painted oracle cards
• A guidebook that shares guided somatic parts work reflections and practices for each card.
• And companion soul-book, Trauma Informed Enlightenment to help you go deeper into the invitations of the deck. 

When you pre-order the suite through backing us in Kickstarter you gain exclusive discounted pricing of MSRP PLUS Kickstarter-only bonuses, which are amazing!  

Click here to check out the campaign and help support this project coming into form!!!