During my bi-weekly training session yesterday, my personal trainer said in a kind but firm voice:
“Tighten your abdominal muscles. Tuck in you glutes. Stand up straight.”
“Tighten your abdominal muscles. Tuck in your glutes. Stand up straight.”
Yes, she had to say it more than once. I’ll spare you typing it as many times as she had to remind me.
This post is a reminder, as we move to stage 6 of the creative process, that the creative process isn’t just activated when we are writing or painting or composing a song. Being in your body, paying attention to how you are in your body, is a creative endeavor. Cooking is a creative act. Organizing is.
The creative process isn’t for the faint of heart and this becomes more clear as the stages unfold. For example, Stage 6 calls for discipline. It takes discipline to engage the core, stand up straight, have good posture. The hardest part for me is remembering to pay attention.
I want the discipline to tighten my abdominal muscles, tuck in my glutes, and stand up straight when I am standing at the kitchen sink, bathroom sink, or sitting in my chair reading. What am I creating? A healthy body!
Do you consider your physical exercise a creative act? What is your most creative activity? Do you have discipline? Please let me know!
Thanks for exploring the mystery – Nicky Mendenhall
CLUE* for Living Your Best Life: Look around and find the oldest thing you see. Then look around and spot the newest. What, if anything, do they have in common? Which one will last longest?
IMAGE: The Guardian is happy I swept all the leaves off the deck!
