Love in the creativity
Love and Magic: How Love Powers Creativity
Creativity and love go hand in hand. That's why love is the subject of so many books, songs, movies, and poetry. Because of this, creative individuals are frequently stereotyped as "hopeless romantics" (yes, that is a stereotype, but a lot of caricatures have some truth to them). However, why do love and creativity seem to go hand in hand? How can the enchantment of creation stem from love? And how can we use the love we already possess to strengthen and support our creative endeavors?
Love inspires hope
Love is uplifting. When you fall in love, you want the other person to feel the same way. With them, you envision a bright future. You're hoping that everything will turn out well for you both. Love and hope have a lot in common. Afterwards, hope inspires creativity. Actually, the Egg structure from Design.org, which assists creatives in designing and creating the life they desire, starts with the stage named Hope. The core of this framework is hope because, in order to move forward, you must first give yourself permission to consider the idea that you are capable of creating a new reality. You have to have faith that you can achieve the desired outcome.
Thus, the first feeling that motivates each creative attempt is hope. By creating, you convey your desire for something fresh, novel, or improved. Additionally, love can motivate those efforts because it uplifts and sustains hope.
Love expands your thinking
Love expands your thoughts, which stimulates creativity as well. Love opens our minds to novel and surprising perspectives. It removes us from our own selves. Stated differently, we prioritize the needs of the other person over our own and think about them more than we do. It essentially broadens our perspectives and rewires our minds.
On this very topic, research has been done. The study found that love-related emotions resulted in global processing (thinking more about the world as a whole than about yourself as an individual) and a more distal perspective, or a perspective that is farther reaching. Since they are typically less concrete and more abstract, these "outside" viewpoints are likewise linked to creativity. Love opens up new creative avenues for you since it allows you to step outside of yourself.
Love requires cooperation
Everyone who has ever been in a relationship will tell you that cooperation and compromise are necessary for love. A strong, happy relationship requires cooperation and the ability to "give and take." Because creativity and cooperation are mutually reinforcing, the relationship between them is intriguing. Collaboratively generating something is more creative than an individual working alone. On the other hand, creativity fosters collaboration. Working with someone else effectively can occasionally require imagination, and innovative ideas result in more fruitful collaboration. Since love necessitates cooperation, it helps you develop that ability, which in turn can foster greater creativity, which in turn can foster even more cooperation and love. If I ever observed a positive cycle, that is it.
Love is passionate
A lot of people associate love with passion. Furthermore, the majority of passionate individuals are not limited to their romantic partner. Actually, they're more likely to be enthusiastic about their jobs and other creative endeavors in addition to other aspects of their lives.
Not only is passion a necessary component of love, but it also inspires creativity. The most creative works are those that you are deeply engaged with; these are the projects that occupy your thoughts, keep you up at night, or cause you to lose track of time while you work on them. I'm aware that my most enjoyable and well-turned-out tasks are the ones that need the greatest creativity on my part.
Love also fuels creativity in other ways, such as making one generally more passionate.
Love is courageous
I've written a lot about the effects of fear and love on our lives. I don't think I've discussed how brave it is to love someone, though. Allowing oneself to experience something that can ultimately cause you pain is what love is all about. You might have a fantastic outcome, or you might not. Risks are terrifying, and love is risky.
However, there are also ways to increase your comfort level when it comes to taking chances. Practice is an option. You'll become more proficient at it the more you practice.
The good news is that there are more things that could go wrong. Producing. You release a part of yourself into the world when you create. It could be a hit or a failure. Either they laugh at it or they will cheer it on. It is a risk to create.
You will develop the bravery to create when you have the guts to love.
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