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Indecision
Indecision stops the flow of creative energy
and prevents an artist’s vision from taking shape. It bloats us with low-order
ideas and points us in numerous unproductive directions.
Fear causes indecision and paralyzes us from
moving forward. It prevents us from committing to specific ideas and making
efforts in certain directions.
The creative clog in our minds caused by
indecision and fear eventually overflows and becomes a dispersal of creative
thought that wastes good ideas and motivations in solid artistic directions.
Challenging artistic creations that have a
daring edge to them can sometimes shock us and cause us to hesitate from bringing
them to completion. Fear of transmitting this shocking effect to others and the
way we imagine their resultant opinions about our new ideas and best work is another
form of artistic indecision we can refer to as social indecision – the fear of
hurting or offending others with ideas, manners, or through the violation of a
societal norm.
Decision
Decision opens our mental valves to allow the
flow of creativity to fill our works of art. To maintain a steady flow of
creative energy you’ll have to constantly be making decisions that will help
you progress through each project.
Little decisions can be made almost
instantaneously, while big decisions will have to be carefully formed over a
period of time. For the sake of actually achieving your artistic vision,
postponing the project may be a valid option to prevent a big decision from
being made hastily since this can bring everything to ruin.
In music, decisions must be made regarding the
shape of a melodic line, the number of instruments to be used, and the
arrangement of the parts. In cooking, the decisions will focus on the type of
ingredients, their proportions, and the visual presentation. In illustration,
the colors, type of paper, and subject will have to be decided upon before and
during the entire process until the project is complete.
A cloud of unknowing can be filled with
innumerable factors related to the realization of our artistic vision, such as doubt
and fear, which can prevent a decision from getting made. This is why a
Zen-like attitude about creative work must be cultivated in every one of us, so
as to keep our artistic energy in a constant state of flow.
Living itself can have an artistic quality to
it if the person doing it approaches life with a signature style and of what is
natural to them as an individual.
With an openness of mind that doesn’t attempt
to regulate the flow of artistic energy, it becomes easier to assess all the
factors which must be considered for addition to or removal from any one of our
works.
A mindset that doesn’t take into account the
critical opinions of others finds that it is much smoother to sift through the
elements of a piece so that they coalesce naturally into the artistic structure
we were seeking.
The more the decision-making process takes on
the characteristic of a smooth flowing stream of artistic expression
unregulated by social conventions, the doubt and fear will dissipate and the power
of choice will operate naturally and with ease.
The speed of artistic creation will accelerate
and bring you quickly to the completion of every project. The fulfillment of
your creative vision will simply flow and always be readily available.
So when the final pieces of a creative puzzle
fall into place, and what was once a cloud of uncertainty circling you
solidifies into a tangible product, the flow of living energy from you will
slow and once again return to a restful state. From this point of rest you will
be free to refresh yourself in other activities or begin again to follow the
course of new art work.
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