What is work and what is not work are questions that
perplex the wisest of men.
-Bhagavad Gita
I think creativity is born out of nothingness.
What I mean by this is that creativity is the stillness that lies between the words. The silence between the dreams. Inspiration may come from chaotic external factors but the creative energy that allows for artistic expression is the valleys of stillness that lurks between the peaks.
[Over the last two hours I have consumed over a half gallon of water and have only urinated once, does that mean that I am dehydrated]
The reason why I bring this up is that recently I have noted a creative void in my life and I attribute it to how incredibly busy and full my life is. The problem is not that I don't have free time. The problem is that distractions of the digital age occupy and over stimulate time that should be devoted to the void. My plight is not that my life is too busy. A busy and productive life is a life that is very fulfilling and I have never been happier then I am right now. The busier I am fulfilling my commitments etc., the less time I spend thinking about me and that is a true gift. Bob Marley talked about this condition as mental Slavery and I have often heard it described as a spiritual malady.
In cycling an efficiency is often everything. To be in the draft is to be saving anywhere from 10 to 50 percent of your expended energy, to turn a smooth pedal stroke and save a couple of calories every minute or so really add up over a 100 mile road race. The winner often times is not the strongest but the smartest. The one who has managed to do as little work as possible, conserve, capitalise on his strengths and nurse his weaknesses. The one who uses is energy as if it were a very very precious commodity. The one who doesn't bother with %80. Either in or out, either on or off. I think this is a good model for my life and all the little distractions that piddle away 5 minutes here 10 minutes here are causing inefficiency in my life and the result is that my creativity and imagination are being shredded. But as the old Chinese proverb states "To know and not to do is not to know". So we will see if I can take these ideas and awareness and utilize them to give birth to right action and actually affect change my life... I'll keep you updated (don't hold your breath).
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