The Art of Conscious Creativity: How To Transform Your Creative Work Into An Act of Spirituality

One morning, I sat down to write, determined to share something meaningful.

But my mind was already scattered—obsessing over adjectives, reworking sentences I’d already finalized, jumping ahead to how my words would be received. Every few minutes, I’d catch myself enamored with some “brilliant” line of prose I’d written and the temptation to tweet it out for instant validation.

It will only take two minutes.

Copy. Paste.

What am I doing? Get back to work. You have bigger fish to fry.

Back to my torment. I mean my love.

Would this jargon resonate with people? Was I just adding noise? Who is going to give a fuck?

Each sentence felt like a bigger train wreck than the last. My thoughts spiraled, yanking me out of the present moment and into the trap of my ego. The words felt forced, like pulling an elephant through a keyhole. My creativity was zapped, stifled by the weight of my expectations.

Then I paused, closed my laptop, and took a deep breath, choosing to be fully present in the act of creating itself.

Instead of pushing forward, I asked myself:

• "What does this feel like?
• “What is happening inside me as I create?"
• “Who is actually ‘doing’ the creating?”

I noticed resistance—hesitation, self-doubt, even frustration bubbling up. Energetically, I felt tight. But instead of sidestepping these feelings and forcing myself to continue writing, I leaned in.

Hard.

I stood up, walked around my living room, observing the walls, the ceiling, and whatever was in my field of view in my surroundings.

“Where am I,” I asked.

I felt my feet hugging the floor and sat back down. I leaned in even more. I closed my eyes, grounded into the now, and went into stillness. I focused on my hearing. What sounds were present in the room? What was the loudest sound? What was the faintest?

Then, I went into my body.

I felt my arms. Inside my legs. My lower back. The tightness in my throat. I noticed my whole body in the chair and the volume of space it occupied. I became aware of my heart beating in my chest and just gently rested my attention there.

Slowly, I could feel myself coming back to center and was compelled to drop in some questions:

• What is my purpose?
• Why am I creating this today? Really, why?
• What really matters?
• What does this experience want to teach me?

Then, I called in gratitude—gratitude for the privilege of creating and sharing my voice, for the gift of the internet and social media as tools to scale goodness, and gratitude for life itself. I felt grateful to live in a time when I can work from anywhere in the world and contemplate such philosophical matters, instead of wondering how I’m going to put food on the table.

Grounding Into Creativity: A Short Practice

This experience I described is how we can center ourselves before engaging with our creative work, aligning us with our deeper purpose and true nature. Just as when you sit to meditate, you ground yourself into presence—the same is true for creativity. By going into stillness before you create, you tap into a source of clarity that anchors your work.

This stillness is Source itself, the only place where true creativity resides.

Here’s a short practice to prime your awareness and center yourself as you transition from the external world to your inner creative space. It takes only 5-10 minutes.

1. Noticing where you are.

With your eyes open, look around the room and notice what you see. Where are you? Just notice and observe your surroundings.

2. Pay attention to raw sound.

Close your eyes, take a relaxing breath, and notice what you hear. From the loudest sound to the faintest, tune in to the full range of sounds around you.

3. Get into your body.

Feel your arms, legs, the base of your spine. Feel your feet against the floor, and the sensations inside your body. See if you can become aware of your whole body and the space it occupies.

4. Check in with your emotions.

Notice where you are emotionally. Is there a certain type of mood or energy with you? Acknowledge them without judgment, simply allowing yourself to feel whatever is there.

5. Set your intention.

Finally, once you’re centered, drop in some questions to remind yourself of your intention before starting your creative session.

• What is my purpose?
• Why am I engaging with this work?
• How can I bring a mindset of service and abundance?
• What is within my control, and what can I release?
• What really matters here and what doesn’t?
• What can I be grateful for?

You Are The Witness

To be truly creative means you must be fully present. You must immerse yourself in the process, undistracted by what the outcome will be, the stories of your mind, and influences from the outside world. True creativity, is not only an opportunity to become more mindful and awake, it’s an intimate encounter with awareness itself.

Without it, creation fades into routine, stripped of soul.

Through this “encounter with awareness,” you develop the wisdom and freedom to approach your creative work as a witness to the process, rather than as the one driving it. From this space, our best work emerges—because we, as creators, stepped aside and allowed it to flow through us unimpeded.

This is the entry point to conscious creativity.

It’s the foundation for how your most authentic and resonant creative expression naturally emerges and flourishes. From this space, creating and sharing your message on social media transforms from a task on a to-do list into a spiritual practice itself.

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