In this episode, Cecily and Sarah explore five juicy questions from listeners about creativity:

• Q1: How do we access creativity in exciting, exploratory ways, under deadline? And how can we cultivate freedom in a creative practice? (1:30)
• Q2: How do we introduce ourselves to the world as creative people (and full-time weirdos)? (18:04)
• Q3: How can we hear the muses more clearly and more often, and quiet our analytical minds? (33:02)
• Bonus question: Sarah asks Cecily, WTF are "downloads"? (50:20)
• Q4: How do we best capture downloads and inspiration when they arrive? (54:57)
• Q5: How can we expand our capacity for being challenged while also practicing self-compassion and honoring our limits? (1:09:08)

Additional Reflection Prompts Shared in This Episode:

• What do you want to be free to create? If you had full freedom, what might you say, make, or try?
• What are you doing today that felt impossible in the past? When did that capacity show up? How were you quietly increasing your capacity and preparing yourself?
• What is the thing you’re reaching for or wanting to do? Where is there resistance, and what does it want for you? Which part of you wants to play it safe? Get the resistant part and the capable part talking to each other. What’s reasonable or available to do next?
• Sarah’s writing prompts for “success” and “freedom” can be found in this issue of For the Birds.

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Sound production and editing by Sarah Teresa Cook.
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