Creative People Are Always Working, Even When We Look Still

Creative people are always working even when we look still.  Our minds are sketching in the background, connecting threads, rewriting memories, inventing something out of nothing.

We call it inspiration, and there’s a little fear mixed in.  For me it has been the fear of wasted time.  The fear that if I am not producing, creating then I’m falling behind. That the quiet moments might mean I’ve lost my edge.

So even in rest, we creatives reach for meaning. We scroll for it, dream for it, overthink for it. Really… the best ideas often come when we stop trying so hard to find them. 

Stillness isn’t wasted time … it’s incubation and compost for the creative soul. It’s where experience breaks down and turns into wisdom, stories, art.  The work is always happening, yes. Sometimes, the most powerful thing a creative can do… is stop working long enough to listen.