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how to have a creation retreat (advance) any time, any place – adrienne maree brown

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i am on a reading/writing retreat/advance in mexico, and it is so precious and delicious. i have been reflecting on what makes it so good, and realizing that the majority of elements are ones i conjure up to advance my creative work any time, any place. the word retreat is familiar, but really it’s an advance – taking the time to move forward intentionally in my life’s work. so, partially to remind myself, partially to spark creative time for you, here goes. 1) time. set aside time to get lost in the work. this might be an hour, a day, three weeks, a couple of months. obviously more time is better, though some people thrive in the small window. you know what you need. but don’t postpone until you get the biggest chunk of time. think of every moment as time you are intentionally feeding your creativity. when you are hungry, you don’t say, ‘well this meal isn’t big enough, better wait for the feast’. you nourish yourself (on local grassfed organic gluten free sugar free foods, but if tha

i am on a reading/writing retreat/advance in mexico, and it is so precious and delicious. i have been reflecting on what makes it so good, and realizing that the majority of elements are ones i conjure up to advance my creative work any time, any place. the word retreat is familiar, but really it’s an advance – taking the time to move forward intentionally in my life’s work. so, partially to remind myself, partially to spark creative time for you, here goes. 1) time. set aside time to get lost in the work. this might be an hour, a day, three weeks, a couple of months. obvious

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