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Build a Blanket Fort for Flow

Blanket Creativity with Fort Fun

Sunday Funday fort fun
Try making a blanket fort, then chill in it to revive your creative flow. With acknowledgement to the folks at Thug Kitchen for the inspiration.

When was the last time you built a blanket fort? If you were in grade school, then you are in good company. Most adults do not start to do these playful things again until they have kids of their own. The wheel turns and the fun returns. Keep it simple. Use a few blankets, pillows, and a sofa or a couple  chairs to drape them over to secure the structure. Then, decide on what you will do, too. Whether you binge watch a movie series like Harry Potter or set up for the Super Bowl, think of your entertainment. Also, you might even put a board game or a deck of cards in the middle of the tent and go media free for an afternoon. Finally, consider the fun snacks, or even a meal, you’d like to build along with that tent. All of this works out best if it is prepped the day before – or even that morning- so you can just have fun.

Prepping to Kick Back

In the very lively read, Thug Kitchen Party Grub, anonymous authors, M.H. and M.D., give street-smart guidelines for setting the scene: No matter how old you are, sometimes you just need to get in your pjs, and have a (vulgar word) movie marathon. Their suggested menu is vegan with names heavily peppered with swear words that will not be reproduced here. That being said, some of the foodie ideas spun for this jam include Chex-ish mix, a big veggie salad, sloppy joes, and fudge brownies or banana and coconut pops for dessert. If you are a sensitive type, just build the fort and crawl in it. However, if you can handle the R-rated dialogue, then check out more recipes at the Thug Kitchen website at https://www.thugkitchen.com/recipes

Your Turn

There is no journal writing today – unless you really want to do it. Best use your time and creativity to set up a blanket fort, grab your grub, and hang out with your friends. Recharge, relate, and rest. But  most of all, have fun.

Here’s to growing your flow,

Marisa

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Unfold Your Creativity to Grow

Unfold Fear to Open Flow

Anyone can unfold the fears associated with creative work. Writing, painting, and dancing have their associated issues. How many people dread misspelling words? Or, spilling expensive oil paint? Or dropping a partner in a deep turn on the ballroom floor?  The fastest way to squash fear is attending lectures, seminars, webinars, and other events. When creatives gather, fears begin to melt. Kindness is contagious and courage grows. Looking for a webinar series that enriches your writing practice.

Women writing is a safe venue relax into their creativity
Writing at conferences, retreats, and workshops unfolds creativity.

See Creases as Experiences

Dwelling on mistakes – or the creases found when unfolding – gets us nowhere fast. Instead, use pitfalls, pratfalls, and painful experiences as raw material. Build from them. Learn why the incident or issue occurred by free-writing in your journal. Then, when clarity begins to unfold, write from the lesson learned. Create poems, prose, paintings, or poses from the event. In doing so, you will be reframing the problem as a challenge. Moreover, sharing the knowledge you learned can help others identify and resolve their own fears.

Your Turn

Take out your journal. Write numbers 1-25 in a long column. As quickly as you can write  every fear or problem that you recall. No one else will read this list, so be honest to help unfold and open. Then, reread it. Next to the item, write a resolution or solution that you can employ. The same resolution may be used repeatedly. If any answer involves attending a conference or webinar, check out the offerings of the International Women’s Writing Guild. There is a listing for in-person and online events. See here: https://www.iwwg.org/events/

Here’s to growing your flow in 2019,

Marisa