Comments on: An Ode to My Creative Spark: A Love Letter in Five Parts

By: james

james — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:06:31 +0000

great story, really well written!

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By: Leah/DefytheBox

Leah/DefytheBox — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:44:29 +0000

Marissa you have shared just what I needed to read right now. Thanks for breaking it down in such a soft sweet manner. I have been stuck in a place of hemming and hawing about what to write lately. I keep looking to other folks stuff for inspiration, but that has just clogged up my brain more and more….and it gets really distracting!
I love the idea of stepping back and nurturing my own little creative spark and giving it room to grow and burn bright.
You Rock!
.-= Leah/DefytheBox´s last blog ..It’s easier than you think…… =-.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:43:31 +0000

in the post-celebratory calm, i’ve just now had time to read your ode, and wanted to say I can TOTALLY relate and I loved the way you shared your story. :)
…oh the guilt i would feel looking at my feed list of all these awesome blogs i just couldn’t keep up with reading but felt like i should be reading, there aren’t enough hours in the day, and I would be looking at them and telling myself, i could/should be creating something as lovely/cool, you name it…that yucky thought cycle. finally i just purged the list, kept what i loved most that i didn’t perceive as competing with my creative spark, but instead turned to more indirect sources of inspiration and positivity, my spark felt so much more nurtured in this space and i stopped feeling guilty for what i couldn’t read/look at/absorb… and i started sharing more, more of what i was up to creatively, mostly to my community of friends on facebook, and the feedback i would get from that served as such great fuel to keep fanning the flame, so to speak. it’s no recipe, but it has worked for me.
.-= Laura´s last blog ..Holiday Cards and Headbands… and how to get them… =-.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:14:56 +0000

@Hayden: I like that you mentioned community. Part of what I love most about the exchange of ideas in this (brilliant) heart-centered community is, you know, the exchange! But I kind of start treating it like a spectator event, me watching others be smart and witty and exploratory, and I forget that–hey! I can play too! That the contribution is part of the community experience. A good word, and a good reminder.

By: Hayden Tompkins

Hayden Tompkins — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:21:14 +0000

For a moment there, I thought I was reading MY story! I can completely relate to this process.

I have absorbed quite a bit of information from amazing people all over the interwebs. I am so happy that I’ve been able to quench my thirst for information and heart-centered content, yet I found my ‘spark’ acting in much the same way.

Stepping back, creating space for ourselves, is pretty important in balancing our expression with our need for community and ideas.
.-= Hayden Tompkins´s last blog ..The Magic of Christmas – Literally! =-.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:41:11 +0000

@Leonie: The feeling is mutual, mama Goddess!

@Kelly: That’s a good idea… I often fall into the cycle of trying to read something similar, so that I’ll be inspired/get more ideas/etc., which just leads to more, “Gah! I am smothered!” feelings. But my home library is bursting with a variety of good stuff–it just never occurred to me to grab something out of the current-focus realm and read that instead. I will remember this, and try it the next time my gears get stuck. Thanks!

By: Kelly Parkinson

Kelly Parkinson — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:08:38 +0000

I can totally relate to this. One thing that helps when I’m aware I’m doing that Comparing Thing again is to read something in a different medium from the one in which I’m trying to write. So, for example, if I’m writing a blog post I’ll go read poetry or a short story. Or if I’m trying to write a short story I’ll go read a book about science. Reading something opposite from what I’m trying to write just helps–that is, when the thought of giving up reading altogether sounds too scary.

By: Goddess Leonie | Goddess Guidebook

Goddess Leonie | Goddess Guidebook — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:00:01 +0000

I adore you Marissa! .-= Goddess Leonie | Goddess Guidebook´s last blog ..Creative Goddess: Create a scrap-journal =-.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:18:11 +0000

I think a lot of us have had similar feelings lately–there are a lot of mighty redwoods on a lot of sparks. Which, in a way, is exciting too… because it means there’s so much fodder for those sparks. And I can’t wait to see what happens as more of us bring our consumption/creation back into balance and start blazing through that fodder. It will burn brightly and boldly, for sure.

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