Show Notes
Your all-time favourite spiritual memes on social media were highly likely to have been created by our incredibly artistic guest JAMES MCCRAE aka @wordsarevibrations!
James is not only your most shared meme artist but also a published author, poet, and creative strategist helping people tap into their own creative channels to use art to communicate important stories and messages.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/d3fkX_TEBiE
In this conversation, James tells us about his own creative process and what has helped him tap into his well of intuition. He emphasizes the importance of creativity for all humans, whether one decides to share their work or not and explains the balance between the yin and yang aspects of creativity. Creativity requires not only doing, but tons of BEING (resting, contemplating, reflecting). Gina also got to ask about the role of the EGO / INNER CRITIC on our creative journeys, which so many of us suffer from and James’s answer did not disappoint!
The common thread throughout this conversation was that creativity exists naturally within all of us, although we can become disconnected from this effortless ability due to social pressures and expectations. So we encourage you, creative human, to tune into this conversation to remember your own unique creativity - and to learn how to harness it in the name of service.
Timestamps:
06:10 The Yin and Yang of Creativity 09:03 Tapping into Your Natural Creativity 13:10 Finding Your Creative Voice 29:39 The Role of Purpose and Service in Creativity 35:14 Approaching the Editing Process with Growth Mindset 40:07 The Role of Editing and the Inner Critic 48:08 The Responsibility of Writers to Communicate Effectively 57:46 The Importance of Trust in the Creative Process 01:02:04 The Future of Art and the Role of AI
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