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July 14, 2022

Summer · 3 entries

in imageWHAT IF INSTEAD OF
GUILTING YOURSELF FOR
NOT WORKING HARD
ENOUGH ON YOUR
CREATIVE PROJECTS, YOU
ASK YOURSELF: WHAT
WOULD MAKE THIS SO
EXCITING AND
COMPELLING THAT I
CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY AND
CREATE AND BUILD ON
THESE IDEAS?
YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisakugawa
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in image1. DISCIPLINE IN CREATIVE PRACTICE_B
PUNISHMENT IF YOU SHAME YOURSELF FOR
EXPERIENCING RESISTANCE OR FOR NOT DOING
SOMETHING PERFECTLY.
2. DISCIPLINE IN CREATIVE PRACTICE IS SELF-LOVE
WHEN YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO FULLY
EXPERIENCE THE TOTALITY OF ALL EMOTIONS AND
THOUGHT PATTERNS THAT COME UP WHEN YOU DO
CREATIVE WORK, INCLUDING RESISTANCE AND
FEELINGS OF DESPAIR. WHAT IF ALL EMOTIONS
WERE MET WITH ACCEPTANCE AND COMPASSION
INSTEAD OF CRITICAL JUDGMENT?
3. YOU CAN INFUSE PLEASURE, PLAYFULNESS, AND
SPONTANEITY IN YOUR CREATIVE DISCIPLINE,
STRUCTURES, AND RITUALS. WHAT'S THE POINT IF
YOU ARE NOT ENJOYING YOURSELF?
@yumisakugawa
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