Creativity Led with Intention

✨ Intention, Curiosity, and a Little Bit of Magic

There’s a pattern I’ve been noticing in myself.

I get an idea that excites me, I start compiling all of these mood boards and thoughts, I scribble away all these sketches and plans. I map it all out, create a timeline to get things done, the whole thing. I start building on the momentum… and then life happens. My sleep gets thrown off, or we have a few family outings. I pause. There's a pivot. The work gets buried beneath everything else, life starts lifing and I put things off for a bit to adult. 

And when I return, it feels old, disconnected, I'm over it and the new shiny sparkly thing comes to mind, and I start all over. 
Again and again (you see the problem here.)

But maybe I don’t need to start over every time.
Maybe what It need is to return with more awareness: to let go of creating from pressure, and instead be more present in my practice. To deepen my clarity about what creativity means to me.

And the funny thing is I already did all the hard work. I’m working with the rhythm and structure I’ve already carved out using my book, Don’t Stress, Just Create, to guide me on a mini recharge grounded in intention, curiosity, and a little bit of personal magic.

For the next few weeks, I’m doing things differently. A monthish long "challenge" of sorts where I use the free journal prompts I offer to guide me in my studio practice. I'll be incorporating thoughtful writing and daily art making focused on just letting myself be creative and flow. 

Now this isn’t a challenge in the traditional sense.
I’m not leading anyone. I’m not teaching. There's no webinar live launch and all the hoopla. I’m simply showing up recommitted to my art practice with more care, more softness, and more consistency, documenting it, sharing it online, and opening the door for anyone who may want to join along.

And I’m doing it as both an artist and an entrepreneur. Because truthfully, that duality is where I’ve been learning to live:

Art and business.
Dreams and structure.
Reflection and execution.
Writing and painting.
The self-care and the marketing.

Two sides of the same coin. Trying to separate them only creates more dissonance, more friction. I’m learning that wholeness lives in the in-between.

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I've been searching for a way to grow — creatively, personally, professionally. And this project, this self-guided rhythm of recharging my creative spark, feels like the anchor I’ve needed. A way to stay grounded while also making space to dream again through the art I make and the life and business I’m building alongside it.

Because I do believe in bigger.
I do believe in better.
And I’m finally giving myself permission to hold that belief.

This week’s prompt from the book asked:

How would you describe your current relationship with creativity?
How far would you like to take it — and how does that feel?

I knew right away this had to be the place I started, because setting intentions means being honest about where you are and what you’re reaching for.

Right now, my relationship with creativity feels tender but honest. A little shaky, but rooted. Familiar and new, all in one. 

I know I want to keep growing. I want to build an art career that sustains me financially and spiritually. I want to share more, sell more, say more because I need to prove anything, but because I finally believe it's possible.

It feels… scary, but I also like stretching after being still for too long.  I'm journaling through the prompts, exploring techniques through the coloring pages, and creating new work from a more grounded place. A place of curiosity. A place of care. A place that trusts the spark is still there.

If you’re in a similar season, feeling stuck, returning, uncertain but hopeful, you’re welcome to follow along.

I’ve created a free downloadable version of the journal prompts and coloring pages if you want to explore them in your own way.

You don’t have to post. You don’t have to announce anything.
Just begin and do your best to see it through.

Let this be the season where we come back to ourselves creatively.
Not perfectly. Just honestly.

- bR!