Create without agenda
For the longest time, I believed that art had to be created in a way that was grand, it had to have a defined purpose- art was something you made on a big canvas and sold in galleries, or put on merchandise and turned into a brand...
It was the same belief that kept me from experimenting with all the art supplies I had stashed away for years. Even though I felt the constant pull to create something, I didn't know what- or how... or where...
When I saw people sharing art journals online, I'd scoff and wonder- what was the point of it- what do they do with these journals?
Yet, I was curious... I couldnt stop staring at all the pages people shared...some beautiful, some messy...some striking, and others simple...
It made me wonder- what exactly was holding me back from trying this out myself?
And other than my own judgement, there was not much else.
So finally one day, I let go. I took out my old supplies and sat down with no plan.
I let go of all the judgements, and gave myself the permission to create with total freedom. Nothing had to make sense, I could just follow my intuition and see where it took me.
This act of creating without any agenda or expectations, in a small journal brought back the joy, the spark and so many missing pieces of my life. I had never felt this connected and present with myself in a long time.
Creating without agenda is a ritual that has brought the kind of joy and aliveness that I always craved. It's the playground for my soul that I didn't know I needed.
So whether you feel like you're not an artist, and lack the skills, or feel like you need to have a plan for what you're creating, or feel the pressure to prove a point with your creation- I invite you to drop it and see where it goes.
Creative energy thrives when we give it the time and space to bloom, to breathe, to be- and get our own limited agendas out of the way.