Reverse Resistance

Curtain rises.

 

Tall, brownish blond, sort of clumsy, but most definitely enlightened writer gets ready to answer her creative call, the one with the ringtone that sounds like this or on more imaginatively grandiose days... like this. She wants to write.

 

Enter massive, seemingly insurmountable resistive energy [bluish gray]  that turns her largish forehead in the direction of the Internet, the TV, ANYTHING but what her soul is stipulating. Resistance sets in.[evil music]  She succumbs to her lower self. She doesn't respect herself in the morning. 

 

Sound familiar. Ring a bell? Read on.

 

The good news is .. rebellion is a characteristic of being creative. To rebel is to not conform. This serves the creative process.The bad news is that this good news isn't going to get you ANYWHERE unless you do a little fooling around that leads to getting started.

 

Let's tamper with the machinery of resistance dynamics, shall we?

 

Psst FirstName, over here.

Be vewy vewy quiet.

So quiet that all the things inside

of you that resist your creative

call are caught off-guard ...

are FOOLED.

You need a little Reverse Resistance.

 

Over here:

Reverse Resistance

Look non-chalant. Try this: When I really am serious about getting down to writing, I put the following on my to-do list:

1. Spend hours on Facebook.
2. Watch reruns of 30 Rock until you can recite Tina Fey's part by heart.
3. Clean the crisper section of the fridge with the Dustbuster.

Now my resistance energy is a bit confused but still compliant with resisting my declared intentions - those are the ones on my list.   So ... drumroll... instead of doing what's on my to-do list...I rebel and write or paint or concoct my next workshop or answer whatever creative call would feel ever so intuitively wonderful to be engaged in. Creative bliss.. remember that? If you don't, maybe you need a creativity coach.
 

The other thing that works is deciding to focus on my art and telling myself I'm going to have an affair with my writing. Have an affair!... with your creative call. Make it enticing. It's the best kind of affair to have.

 

Sound foolish?

Try it.

 

11 Curtain Calls and a bouquet of lilies.

 

Comments

[Maribeth]

Love it Jill! And the sound effects were a lot of fun :) I have to go now and write out my reverse resistance to do list . . .

[Traci Audere]

What a great list, and great tactics. I find anytime I have to go somewhere (like work) I'm suddenly inspired, It's so annoying.

[Gwen Umphrey]

This is great! I especially enjoyed your special effects! Pssst I was the lucky winner of the Silent Auction at "The Vagina Monologues" and I won two Life Coaching Sessions with you, Jill! I am blessed!

[Jill Badonsky]

Oh yay! Gwen. Looking forward to it!