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May 30, 2006 at 12:56 PM
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May 30, 2006 Protecting Your Flow How Fear Blocks Creativity To understand how fear blocks creativity, take a moment to imagine yourself telling a story. First, imagine telling the story to someone you love and who loves you. You probably feel warmth and energy as you fill in the details of your tale to your friend's delight. Read the rest of the article here: http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2006/3593.html Creativity, to me, means a lot of different things. We can be creative in accepting others just for who they are. We can be creative and make macrame, jewelry, writing, listening, caring, being unconditional towards each other, scrapbooking, photography, gardening, cleaning, loving our SOs, not giving up on finding an SO, etc. |
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May 30, 2006 at 02:04 PM
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That's a really good article.
Unfortunately for some, it may be impossible to feel completely safe around people. __________________ "When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it." -Bernard Bailey |
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May 30, 2006 at 03:14 PM
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Very good article, Pat!!
 I find the same things to be true. I'll have to give that light some thought. I've got a fear right now that is blocking my creativity. __________________ Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. |
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May 30, 2006 at 08:34 PM
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Very interesting, and good. I hope many more can also apply this to their online lives here at PC, also
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May 30, 2006 at 09:11 PM
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Great article, Pat. Thanks for posting it! I'll definitely refer back to this as I work on the "D"-word.
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May 30, 2006 at 11:20 PM
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Pat, you got me thinking. I have not been doing my art or writing much here at all. I need to make the time that is safe and inspiring. Thanks.
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May 30, 2006 at 11:22 PM
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I agree with every single word of this, wholeheartedly. Not facing our fears head-on does little to move us forward in life - it just holds us back.
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May 30, 2006 at 11:43 PM
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Good article............. It is amazing how "fear" can control ones life....
Oh... when I was in therapy the T i was seeing did a relaxing tape for me which centered around a blue light of healing... Took me awhile; once i stopped tryen so hard to relax and just listen to the tape, it did relax me.......I kept losing the tape , guess the third time I lost the tape, I didn't ask him to make another one as i was too embarrassed... |
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May 31, 2006 at 05:37 AM
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I'm all for helping each other and being supportive, but you should have provided a link to the article, not copied it here. It's a violation of copyright, and also a violation of the PsychCentral rules.
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May 31, 2006 at 12:15 PM
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Excuse me?? Radio_Flyer didn't post the article! Don't you think the mods and Admin are doing their job?? You should take it up with them.
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May 31, 2006 at 01:03 PM
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I disagree with this article.
I think: (1) Fear may inhibit and encourage creativity. (2) Visualizations may be useful in creativity, but the visualizations the author mentioned sound more like delusions than an antidote for creativity problems. |
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May 31, 2006 at 02:30 PM
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A certain amount of natural fear is good. It keeps us safe.
It's been my experience that vizualisations are a great help in relaxing and knowing what you want to accomplish. For me, it's a great tool for "seeing" a final outcome. My T and I used it quite intensively to get me past some of my problems. If it's a crutch, so be it. It helps get you through. There's a song that has a line in it that has been instrumental for me to move ahead and that is "If I can see it, I can do it." It's very true!
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May 31, 2006 at 02:32 PM
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Interesting point that fear may inhibit and encourage creativity. I am pondering on that one...........Trying to relate that when I am fearful what do I do........Most of the times when fear raises its ugly head, I withdrawl or hide...... But sometimes I think fear has pushed me to do something which I guess could be creative, or maybe it is just survival........ actually i am most times paralyzed by fear ........ still pondering on this one......... interesting!!!!
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May 31, 2006 at 05:35 PM
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excuse me? that article came in my e.mail. i get an article every day. there is nothing concerning that article that says it can't be copied. the originators encourage that the article be forwarded to my friends.
i think you reacted, instead of responded. i would have appreciated it, if you had asked me where i got the article and what the originators say about what i can do with said article. period. i give up. pat |
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May 31, 2006 at 05:40 PM
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Inoticed in another thread that a full article was also posted. I think the request is that we not post complete articles, but link to them? But that's probably for copyright agreement from another site etc, not those sent to us..for passing on.
Don't give up Pat, it's all a process of learning ... sometimes you, sometimes me, sometimes "them" 
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May 31, 2006 at 05:41 PM
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i forgot to thank all of you who appreciated the article and i hope that we all learn from it. i know that it has affected the way that i look at my fear and my creativity. thank you, again. xoxox pat
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May 31, 2006 at 06:16 PM
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Hey I didn't do nuffen...lol.. but i know your reply wasn't directed at me..
 Is a great article and never give up, which I already know you don't .........
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May 31, 2006 at 06:19 PM
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(((((Pat)))))
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May 31, 2006 at 06:40 PM
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fayerody, has fear been more a factor than depression for creativity issues?
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May 31, 2006 at 06:58 PM
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Perhaps it is the element of fear within the depression (fear/anxiety/depression) that is doing the creation, rather than the lows?
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