Comments on: The Rhythm of Creativity

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:07:06 +0000

@Catherine, Thanks, Catherine. Ah, New England is so beautiful!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:40:46 +0000

The rhythm of relationships is something I have been thinking a lot about lately. Investing in deep relationships is something I am willing to do even though it means I will experience pain. I have often been very inspired both by the pain and the look at the world through a new set of eyes that you spoke about here.
I consider myself rich when it comes to seasons (I live in New England) and relationships and solitude.
Thanks for pointing out the connection between these and creativity.

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:58:27 +0000

@Ani, Awesome. Thanks so much, Ani.

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:57:16 +0000

@mandythompson, Good plan.

By: Ani

Ani — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:07:06 +0000

Oh, I didn’t know I lived in Nashville, Tennessee, USA? The title already makes me smile. Rhythm. of. creativity. Wow, I love that.

I love the 4 seasons. The storms in the fall, the leaves on the trees changing colours, in the spring the trees start to blossom and all the flowers grow, in the winter the snow and again the trees. The colours of the sky in those seasons are magnificent.

I know it’s good to have new friends but I hate it when a friendship ends. One friendship ended just two months ago (without fight). I start to love and trust them and than they leave. I don’t want them to leave. Just realizing there is one new friend who went with me and my neighbour on an art-tour nearby. All artists opened up their houses so we could see their works. It was fantastic and we decided to do this again. So maybe it’s not bad after all….nah, it still hurts.
“Creatives must walk through the dark night of the soul, for it is in that crucible where sight and insight is recreated and restored.” this is so true. My best drawings and poems are created in the dark nights of my soul. But I don’t know it has to do with that I have deep relationships. I’m not sure. I don’t have many. I can count my deep relationships in one hand. Don’t get me wrong they are priceless. But I just can’t see that it has to do with my relationship to them.

Rhythm of solitude is tough for me. I struggle the most with this one but when I’m in that moment the most amazing poems are created. I only know they are amazing because of the people who know my poems and drawings. But I don’t choose to be solitude, it’s just not me. It happens because I’m alone. But that time it’s when I’m most vulnerable and God breaks me and then the poems come up. It’s really strange they don’t come up when I’m with friends or when I’m fine. I really don’t get that. This blogpost is challenging me to go further than I am right now. Thanks.

By: Ani

Ani — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:31:31 +0000

@Sandra Heska King, I totally agree. Also de-cluttering the head and heart.

By: mandythompson

mandythompson — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:01:45 +0000

Randy:
Thanks for writing this. After having spent 3 1/2 years in New England, I suspected that darkness and seasons really affected the Creative mind. I’ve never written more songs or struggled more spiritually than during that time.
I recently moved back to coastal Georgia, and the songs aren’t flowing as freely as before
I think I will increase some of the solitude in order to counter-balance the lack of seasons in life now.

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:06:58 +0000

@deana, Thanks, Deana!! So true and wise!

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:05:43 +0000

@Sandra Heska King, So true. Simplicity is a perfect rhythm. I constantly have to rid myself of clutter. Thanks, Sandra!

By: Sandra Heska King

Sandra Heska King — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:49:12 +0000

I’ve read this several times.What a great drum loop.

I’d like to add the Rhythm of Simplicity–or a better title if you come up with it. I find my creativity soars when I can clear out surrounding clutter–all the extra stuff that accumulates, especially in my surroundings–physical collections, impulse buys, things that collect dust and require upkeep. Of course, there’s heart and head clutter, too.

Living sleek and traveling light. That’s my goal.
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