Last month, I was fortunate to be approached by Bold Journey Magazine and offered an interview. Fast forward to now, and it is live on their website!We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Emily St. Marie a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Emily , appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive? I love the question because it implies that we aren’t inherently creative or non-creative, rather creativity is something you can foster and nourish in yourself and your life. Staying in the creative flow isn’t always easy– I’ve gone through creatively dormant periods of my life, and they were always connected with a sad event or struggle that made me feel down and in turn, less creative. Getting back into a creative flow was integral to feeling whole and joyful about my existence. But where to start? Do I stare at a blank piece of paper and hope an idea will creatively flow onto it? I would argue that setting myself up for maximum creativity happens long before my writing or art session starts. The best way I’ve found to keep my creativity alive involves introducing novelty into my day. I do things like taking a different route to the library, reading a book on something I haven’t considered before, talking to a friend on social media about a new subject, or diving into historical archives on a subject I know little about. #creativity
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