imagination

Everything you can imagine is real." 
— Pablo Picasso


IMAGINATION - MIND 
Mind and common sense can be the biggest enemies of our creativity and imagination...


Echart Tolle always talks about the mind (thought, beliefs) like the main enemy to the being (I will be refereing to Echart Tolle continuously in this blog).  Fear exists in our mind.  It has a lot of limits.  It can limit our own being narrowing our spiritual growth.  The mind is full of beliefs, a lot of these are negative beliefs we have inherited from parents, school, etc.   Common sense also limits ourselves.  Although common sense is imperative for survival and functioning in the world, also limit our performance to the acceptable by others.


Imagination knows no boundaries.  Creativity knows no boundaries.  imagination and creativity come from within, from the place where our true being exists.  It is an energy that knows no limitation since it comes from the divine.


When we are painting, or performing any art, the mind stay behind, I am referring to true creation.  When we are painting for instance, and our mind is telling us for instance:  "this has to sell"  "This should please such person or such situation" "I hope they like me better if this work pleases them", etc, our performance is not coming from our higher self, is coming from our ego, the one energy that feeds on acceptance of others and RESIDES IN OUR MIND.


I am willing to create from that place in me where my imagination reigns, where there is infinite connection to my spirit and not my mind.


When I enter this universal cycle, abundance generated from my art will be part of the natural  harvest.  I will paint, write, sculpt, etc in a no mind- meditative state.  No judgment, no destine to my creation....just do it.  This is a simple but intense practice.  It has worked for me.


A lot of things will sell and others will not.  I have found out that usually what is mostly liked is what I have created from my deeper being.  That is when you are really connecting with others.   I have certainly sold paintings that emerged from my mind or from pure a commercial idea.  That is Ok too.  I am trying not to judge myself.  However in my journey of painting through life my intention is of higher fulfillment.


When I paint from my ego it is a painting
when I paint from my soul is ART 


WHAT YOU THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR MY.  LET'S WALK THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER.  PLEASE SHARE!


Patricia