It's always great to get a new book-writing assignment. This one will be the fifth book for my #1 client. Suffice it to say I am familiar with her voicings and the topic, so no real hang-ups there.
However, I have been studying the creativity process and I want to approach each project with "new" eyes and ears. It is important to remember that the space of vast possibility and the poise of flexibility and responsiveness is still just as available to us in the middle of finding our way through a chapter, or a book, or a season as it is in the beginning.
I always want to maintain the beautifully fresh, relaxed state of "beginner's mind." Some meditation gurus describe beginner's mind as having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even when studying at an advanced level, just as a beginner in that subject would.
When I am in the middle of the creative process I find that taking deep, relaxed breaths as much as possible is the strongest action I can take.
When we create, we need to be as relaxed as possible, don't we?
