Marriage of Intuition and Creativity: Removing Writer's Block, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke

by Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke

October 29, 2008, 8:35 am

Marriage of Intuition and Creativity: Removing Writer's Block, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke
Copyright 2008 by Madelyn C. Leeke.
This month I have been actively engaged in removing the creative blocks that I have allowed to dominate my memoir writing journey. I have discovered that the Internet and technology offer endless opportunities to create art and poetry, and connect to communities of like-minded folks including:
1) Jennifer Moore, Yogini/Yoga Studio Owner/Author/Coach/Consultant

2) Jennifer Lee, Yogini/Artist/Author/Coach

3) Kimberly Wilson, Yogini/Yoga Studio Owner/Clothing Designer/Author/Entrepreneur/Nonprofit Founder

4) Leah Piken Kolidas, Artist

These dynamic ladies are some of my creative blogging angels. Through their blogs, my imagination has been sparked. My breathing has deepened. My spine has been stretched. My body's chakras have been encouraged to cleanse and open. My energy has been revitalized. The words, art, yoga advice, and coaching guidance that appears on their blogs are gifts that bless me with an overflowing cup of inspiration and a treasure chest of tools that I am using to move beyond my memoir writing obstacles. They are social media sanctuary builders for creative souls. Gratitude is the best word that captures how I feel each time I log onto their blogs and read excerpts from their life work and personal journeys. May they continue to live out loud and share what they have learned along the way!
Today I decided to practice an intuitive art exercise that Leah posted on her Creative Every Day blog on October 22. Her blog post, What Do You See?, gave instructions for creating art in the present moment by closing one's eyes and tapping into the power of intuition as uncontrolled hand movement made art for a few seconds. I modified the exercise by including some of yogic breathing exercises, using a computer mouse instead of a pen to make intuitive digital art. When I opened my eyes and looked at my computer screen at the two pieces of colorful art, words about walking through lines of time came tumbling out in the form of a six-word memoir poem. See below. What a fun process!
Poem
Intuition walks through lines of time
I see lots of busy lines.
I see journeys. Straight. Crooked. Curvy.
I see space to just be.
I see pauses. Surprises. Adventures. Escapes.
I see geometric shapes. Squares. Triangles.
I see art from my childhood.
I see endless cycles of creation.
Alpha and Omega. Omega and Alpha.
I see freedom of expression. Liberation.
It brings me back to myself.
It opens my heart to write.
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