Surrender to creativity: How letting go unlocks higher wisdom and true expression
Many years ago, I sat in the art barn at the Esalen Institute painting a paper-mache mask. I’d initially signed up for some sort of contemplative workshop but found it too cerebral and ended up here.
I painted the mask magenta and then decided to paint a vine on one side. As I slowly drew a long vine down the side of my mask—getting into the feeling of the vine’s graceful, elegant beauty—Something drew with me.
I was no longer directing my hand, Something else was. Something else was stroking the paint on this mask.
Some sort of divine life force beyond what I could know or understand was moving my hand.
Deep creativity is a higher energy, an energy that’s wiser than us. It wants to show us what we’re truly here to do…it holds the key to our true essence and gifts.
Certainty can feel safe, but it also limits us. When we’re sure of something, we close ourselves off to other possibilities, which can lead to stagnation. Creativity thrives when we let something greater take over.
When we stay open, let go of control, and lean into your creativity, you connect with your truest self—and with something far greater than you can imagine.
