# Center Now Create

**Published by:** [Ali the Future](https://paragraph.com/@alithefuture/)
**Published on:** 2023-02-08
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@alithefuture/center-now-create

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musings on the creative process.the war of art.read the war of art by stephen pressfield. understand the force of resistance.art is a lover.do you spend every waking moment with your partner? when you’re not together, are you thinking “i should be spending time with my partner?” do you suffocate your partner? do you apply love, grace, flow, listening to her energy and flowing with her? ecstatic moments and the whole range of human emotion — disappointment, sadness, anger, frustration, joy, tenderness, excitement? try treating your art the same way.you are not an artist.you are an Artist. there’s a difference. you’re the supreme conduit & facilitator between your inner universe and the eternal creative life force energy. act accordingly. be the facilitator, not the identity.process over output.are you properly cultivating the conditions for love, depth, richness, vision to come through your creations? focus on this first. then we can be less concerned about daily output. the juicy stuff will come through, ebb and flow.show up.Reliably show up with an open heart, and the will to share whatever spirit you can muster. sit down and do the work every day. it’s a consistent push from yourself to do this. it gets easier. read the war of art. take cold showers or ice baths.what would it feel like if it were easy?art isn’t meant to be an arduous process. we know what it feels like when things flow and is easy and we like what we’re making. we’re able to envision this feeling and consciously feel it in our bodies. what would the process be that would be smooth and seamless? write it down, feel it. keep feeling it. eventually this state will seep its way into the process.tune in.attune to your creative life force. meditate, float, yoga, tai chi, walk, coherence, pray.do something easy.make your minimum “showing up” practice super simple. if it’s not coming, do something else you like that comes easy to you. the goal is to ease into the flow.can’t force the flow.you can try. i reckon it won’t work most of the time. show up. if the flow isn’t there, hitting the gas pedal doesn’t make her appear.momentum.we underestimate the power of compound daily interest of attention & effort. keep showing up and the growth is rapid. once you get a sense, extrapolate & envision. man, i’ve grown this much in 6 months — where will i be in a year?remember why.why do you create? go rediscover the feeling that compelled you down this path. nature, conversation, art gallery, museum, concert, romance, road trip, plane trip, retreat. we don’t rely on inspiration, but it’s a ritual that we need to continue returning to to keep the fire burning brightly.frame shift.“when in doubt, zoom out” — reggie wattsquiet the noise.the more noise you let in, with continuous stimulation, the less space there is for your own channel; space is necessary for your to alchemize your feelings and experience into whatever is yearning to be animated by the flow. minimize news, sports, feeds, instagram stories, whatsapp, imessage to a set amount per day.create boredom._____________________________ it will make your life & art better.admire the classics + other artforms.if your only inputs are your contemporaries, your art will be the same shit they’re making. consume the great works across all art forms. understand the timeless expressions they contain. take that as inspiration for your expression.have a side project.‘deep play’ - something with no purpose, but that you enjoy getting better at. it allows your art to breathe.brew your style.it takes a while to develop your style. keep making stuff and keep making stuff, without excessive stopping and critique, especially if you feel you’re still derivative. with time, love, and energy, your own style will emerge. but you need to go through the hours of daily creation to get there.

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