Creative flows come and go. What I mean by that is that today I worked on my gradient paintings, but I didn't work on any digital projects or digital work. I feel a bit disappointed and empty, but at the same time, I know that this is part of the process and that I have to trust it in order to let it flow.
I created a schedule that allows me to paint and do physical things with my hands, while also working on digital projects in between like my fonts, AI work, or my branding agency. However, today I just didn't feel any of that. Every time I opened my laptop, I got distracted, and after a while, I went back to painting again, only to experience the same thing.
If you understand how the process works, it's easier to accept. So, I accept it right now, and that's also the reason I can write about it—I know it happens every now and then. Yet, it is not easy to accept when you're on a tight schedule or when you have specific goals in mind. Even though I did a lot of painting and finished a lot of work, I still feel that maybe I missed the opportunity to do digital work.
I have to be grateful and accept that I at least did something. It's not as if I watched movies all day and didn't do anything; I finished a lot of paintings, which is good. However, I didn't follow my schedule, and that's just part of the creative process. When this happens to you, just let it happen because, as I said, it's all good. Accept the fact that, as a creative person, you need time to do nothing.
By doing nothing, it often happens that when you're not busy with any project—like when you take a shower or lie down to go to sleep—suddenly a creative idea comes to mind. That's because you're doing nothing, and sometimes, for that moment to happen, you have to force yourself to do nothing. You have to accept that you need to do nothing. So, even though your mind is planning all this stuff and you're on a schedule, just accept it and let the creative process and flow do their thing.
