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As writer, teacher, jewelry-maker and everyday woman, I'm fascinated by the ways that clarity and clutter shape creative lives. To me, the question of how much stuff we have is far less important than how much time, freedom and focus we can bring to our creative efforts. Sure, sometimes clutter manifests tangibly, as supplies, possessions, or mementos. But just as often it appears in less physical (but no less powerful) forms: as distractions, drains, obligations, expectations, judgments, and fears that leave us no time or energy to make art or even dream dreams. My first "DeClutter Your Creativity" classes were inspired by my own personal struggle to find the balance of abundance and emptiness needed to fuel my work...and to find it again, and again, and again as my life and work evolve. This blog is another way to dialogue on the subject: written with curiosity, compassion and (sometimes) comedy from the often befuddling place where creativity and clutter meet.

Friday, June 18, 2010

OF STUFF AND SCHEDULES

Decluttering our stuff doesn’t do much good for our creativity unless we also declutter our schedule.

To put the same thing a different way, it doesn’t matter if we have space for our creativity if we don’t have time for it as well.

Time and schedule clutter are my own personal demons. Though I own a lot of various kinds of stuff, my home feels spacious and orderly. But if your a "pack rat," don't envy me. It’s my schedule that’s always a mess. I naturally pile stuff on in that department. Obligations to others and expectations of myself…a double edged sword that cuts creative work right out of my life.

So here's an interesting question: do you hoard stuff, or stuff your schedule?
Posted by Suzanne Fox at 5:54 PM
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