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| Anatomy of my Future Playshop |
There is something powerfully transformative about the act
of creation. I have always known that
the opportunity to create is my greatest motivator.
Each day, as I stand within the skeleton of the twelve-by-twelve DIY studio I
am building, I feel a sense of awe at what can be built with one’s own hands,
mind, and will.
If you are a DIY or HGTV junkie like I am, perhaps you have
heard talk of homes that have good bones.
In the world of construction, bones matter.
I find it astonishing that these thin sticks I nail together
in the right configuration of joints and ribs are so incredibly strong. There is elegance in the simplicity… an
understated beauty.
When the time came, yesterday, to cover the bones, for the
exoskeleton is an important part of the structural integrity, I took a few
moments to appreciate that which I would not be able to see moving
forward.
Having thoughtfully selected each individual bone, and cared
for it during the process of building an inner sanctum for nurturing
creativity, this was a moment to savor and celebrate.
This morning, as I write this post, I think of Natalie
Goldberg’s classic book, Writing Down the Bones. Freeing the writer within is about bones
just as building a life is about good bones.
Writing down the bones is about expressing essence. In writing about the essentials of our lives,
we experience the creation of the world over and over again.
I encourage you to write down your bones. Free the builder within by becoming an
essential part of our Squidoo community.
I can’t wait to see what you create with your own hands.
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