The Genius Lounge
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique.”
When was the last time you were in a creative flow? What ideas effortlessly came through you?
I used to view these creative bursts as illusive — A-ha moments I was thankful to receive but couldn’t trace to their source.
Revered choreographer Martha Graham illuminates that the source is within us, as Agnes de Milles shares in her biography…
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.”
This week, Bob Roth shares how we can keep the channel open. Renowned Transcendental Meditation teacher and CEO of The David Lynch Foundation, he’s learned that creativity isn’t as mysterious as it seems. Instead, it flourishes in “the genius lounge:” a network in our brain that he introduces us to in this snippet.
When can you reside in your genius lounge this week? What might surface when you do?
With gratitude,
Jenna