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Setting Intentions: Catch Intuitive Ideas
Day 5 of 7: Setting Intentions
“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” ~Annie Proulx
In the process of setting intentions, ideas will begin to bubble. You will receive clarity about what’s important to you and what you value. You will uncover how you want to use your voice and the message you want to share in the world.
When writing morning pages, reflections in a journal or a project like a book or a blog, you are uncovering clues that expand who you are as a person. So, when we talk about the creativity process of an art or writing project or business development or house renovation, we are also talking about a process to discover things about yourself.
To support the uncovering, set up a structure to record the ideas that are floating around you. It could be a small notebook to carry in your pocket or an app on your phone like Notes. Decide on something that will work for collecting clues. You want to have easy access to this so that the blip of an idea or a song or a word or a desire can be remembered. You are a detective in your life. Think of yourself as a research project and you are collecting data.
